Monday, January 25, 2016

Holland India: the Rafale, not for now – Le Parisien

To the champagne, it will take … Just landed his plane on Sunday morning on the tarmac of Chandigarh, in northern India, Francois Hollande expressed Gusts from the sale of the government.

“Here we will take another step in the direction that goes, we all hope, d an acquisition by India of 36 Rafale, “announced the head of state,” India needs it and France has demonstrated that it was the best aircraft in the world. ” Last April, during his visit to Paris, the Indian Prime Minister had shown a willingness to buy 36 Dassault aviation aircraft with an estimated value, according to the methods of calculation, between 5 and 10 billion euros.

Clearly, this is not during these three days in the land of Maharajas Dassault definitely sign the contract. “The contract itself can only come after an intergovernmental agreement,” said French President greeted by Indian dances and even waders. In other words, says Finance Minister Michel Sapin, “political agreement opens the possibility of concluding trade négocations”.


 Since December, the document since December been back and forth between Paris and New Delhi is a “hat” agreement says Holland, “sets the framework for the relationship” between the French and Indian industrial state. Indian and Dassault then Toper on a price. “A real discussion dealers Gust …” quips a member of the French delegation. “The agreement between governments will be discussed during this trip,” continues the Head of State who hopes at least not to return to Paris empty-handed. “I am optimistic, he says. If I headed back here, especially ca delay. “

During his state visit, the President is also accompanied by his Minister of Defense Jean Yves Le Drian, file key player Rafale has already sold last year, Egypt (24 aircraft) and Qatar (24). For his second trip to India, Francois Hollande, came with a large delegation of bosses but also cultural guests such as actress Elsa Zylberstein or author of the film “Persepolis,” Marjane Satrapi, visited Chandigarh designed by architect French Le Corbusier. Before leaving on Sunday night to New Delhi, the capital, where it will be on Tuesday invited the great military parade on the Republic Day, the local 14 July.

Strikes on Daech the aircraft carrier “Charles de Gaulle”

planes loaded with bombs take off from “Charles de Gaulle”

The arms sales record in 2015
“Thanks Jean Yves Le Drian, Hollande thank you! “Even Serge Dassault, CEO of the eponymous group and LR bit senator known for his socialist leaning, became a fan. Because France has never sold as Gust and weapons for ten years to put record in favor of a president and a defense minister … left. The past year has seen the counters of export orders panic to reach the historic amount of € 16 billion. An unprecedented amount, doubling the record score of 2014 and allows the mass recruitment sector. The arms being sold products average 90% in France and relocated some jobs, the creation of jobs is estimated at 40 000. The number of jobs in the French defense industry should gradually increase from 165,000 to more 200 000 2018. Originally these results, several factors. First, the need for both countries to renew their fleet of hunters: Egypt and Qatar. “Since 2012, we knew we had to get Combat Aviation contracts to achieve such results,” says a source at the Defense. There are three years in the utmost secrecy, negotiators are put in working order. With a slogan, hammered by the Minister of Defence, Jean-Yves Le Drian: discretion. “Unlike the customs and traditions of the past, we are not in search of announcement effects. It communicates on a contract until the negotiation process is at an end and not the reverse, decrypts an official source. It is also that, the key to success. This allows everyone to calmly do his job to his level. “The Iraqi-Syrian context and the growing threat of Daech also played a role. Of the 16 billion in current orders in 2015, the Near and Middle East are … € 13 billion. The success could last because, during his visits to Abu Dhabi and Dubai (UAE) last week, Laurent Fabius said he was “confident” a new order Gust, the figure of 60 is not confirmed.
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