"The President of the Republic called for the release of Alexei Navalny in accordance with the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights a year after the attempted murder, of which he became a victim," Interfax quotes a message from the Chancellery of the Elysee Palace.

In addition, the French leader expressed his wish that the Russian parliamentary elections in September be held with respect for the OSCE criteria.

Earlier it was reported that the leaders of the two countries discussed the situation in Afghanistan after the radical Taliban * came to power there.

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 "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated 02.14.2003.