October 21, 2014 18:29
Death of France's Total chief Margerie 'a big loss' - Naryshkin
CHERKESSK. Oct 21 (Interfax) - The chief executive of the French oil giant Total, Christophe de Margerie, took a principled stance over the issue of anti-Russian sanctions, Russian State Duma speaker Sergei Naryshkin said.
Talking to journalists in Cherkessk on Tuesday, the Duma speaker said he has known the businessman since 2004 when he co-chaired the bilateral commission for industrial and trade cooperation with France, which also included Margerie. "He was a talented businessman, a very honest, open man," the Duma speaker said.
He also pointed out that during the events of recent months, the head of Total assumed "an open, principled position" on the issue of anti-Russian economic sanctions.
For instance, at a roundtable held by Naryshkin in Paris in early September, which involved French business representatives, Margerie, "like the majority of his French colleagues, stated that the EU sanctions contradict France's national interests and leave a very big imprint" on the relations between the countries, the State Duma speaker said.
The death of Margerie is a big loss, he said, offering his condolences to the businessman's family and friends.
On October 20, at around 11:57 p.m. Moscow time, a Falcon 300 four-seat jet bound for Paris collided with a snowplow, caught fire and crashed on the runway at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport. The crash killed three crew members and the passenger - Total CEO Christophe de Margerie.
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