French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin told the BFMTV broadcaster on Monday of his plans to go to Moscow in the coming days, where he is likely to hold talks on the possible deportation of Russia-born supporters of radical islam to the Russian mainland
Aside from Russia, Darmanin is due to visit Malta, Algeria and Tunisia in the wake of a recent series of terrorist attacks in France. He is to begin his trip on Friday.
“I will pay a visit to Russia in the coming days,” Darmanin said, adding, that he had held a meeting with Russian Ambassador to France Aleksey Meshkov.
The minister recently expressed his desire to discuss expulsions of foreign radicals from France to countries of their origin, including Russia.
In particular, French President Emmanuel Macron has declared the nation was targeted by terrorists and stepped up security to curb the Islamist threat.
Source : Sputnik