New Delhi: India and France are trying hard to conclude the “complex negotiation” over proposed supply of 36 Rafale fighter jets to Indian Air Force (IAF), with only two days left before Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Francois Hollande meet in New Delhi.
Though the multi-billion dollar deal for supply of 36 Rafale multi-role combat aircraft — manufactured by Dassault Aviation of France — for IAF was expected to be one of the most prominent outcomes of French President’s visit to New Delhi, the negotiators could not narrow differences, particularly on the issue of price of each aircraft along with its weapon system.
“The discussions are taking place at present. So I cannot say what will be the outcome of this. They are not finalised. It is indeed a complex negotiation,” France’s ambassador to India, Francois Richier, told journalists on Friday.
Hollande, who is going to be the chief guest on the occasion of Republic Day in New Delhi, will land in Chandigarh on Sunday to commence his second visit to India.
22/01/16 Deccan Herald
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Though the multi-billion dollar deal for supply of 36 Rafale multi-role combat aircraft — manufactured by Dassault Aviation of France — for IAF was expected to be one of the most prominent outcomes of French President’s visit to New Delhi, the negotiators could not narrow differences, particularly on the issue of price of each aircraft along with its weapon system.
“The discussions are taking place at present. So I cannot say what will be the outcome of this. They are not finalised. It is indeed a complex negotiation,” France’s ambassador to India, Francois Richier, told journalists on Friday.
Hollande, who is going to be the chief guest on the occasion of Republic Day in New Delhi, will land in Chandigarh on Sunday to commence his second visit to India.
22/01/16 Deccan Herald
