France hoping to deliver AMX 10-RC tanks to Ukraine in two months' time -minister

PARIS, Jan 13 (Reuters) - France is hoping to deliver 'AMX 10-RC' light combat tanks to Ukraine in two months' time, French armed forces minister Sebastien Lecornu said in a statement on Friday.

The statement contained a summary of a phone conversation he had on Jan. 12 with his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksii Reznikov, in which France also reiterated its general support for Ukraine.

Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta Editing by Raissa Kasolowsky

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