President Francois Hollande has recognized that the conclusion of the agreement to sell 36 Rafale to India would take time, in an interview published Sunday just before the start of his three-day visit to India.
“We are on track.” “To agree on the technical aspects of course takes time but we are on the right track,” he said in an interview the Press Trust of India (PTI). In April 2015, during a meeting with Francois Hollande in Paris on even Narendra Modi had announced an order for 36 aircraft. But since then, nothing has been signed. One of the bottlenecks is particularly the price. India and France had agreed on 180 million per hunter, but New Delhi now find it too expensive.
“One of our strategic partnerships.” “The Rafale is a major project between India and France. It will open the way for an unprecedented technological and industrial cooperation, in particular on the + Make in India + for the next 40 years,” said Francois Hollande. The cooperation between France and India in defense “is part of our strategic partnership. It is based on trust, strong trust between our two countries,” he said.
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