<i>A press statement from Roscosmos said that during the talks, the two “discussed the prospects for Russian-French cooperation in the Guiana Space Centre Soyuz complex, and touched on possible French participation in the Russian–Chinese initiative to create the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS).”</i><p>Since 2011 Ariane Space has bought Soyuses from Russia and used them for medium lift launched from South America.<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_at_the_Guiana_Space_Centre" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_at_the_Guiana_Space_Cent...</a>