NEW DELHI: Responding to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s rate that he was once overlaying up for the Modi government, Dassault leader government officer Eric Trappier said he did not lie and was once saddened by the accusations, whilst recalling the French firm’s long enjoy in dealing with Congress governments.
“I don’t lie. The reality I declared earlier than and the statements I made are true. I don’t have a name for lying. In my position as CEO, you don’t lie,” Trappier told ANI in an interview.
Trappier said the firm handled governments and not parties, and added that Dassault had prior enjoy of dealing with Congress-led governments. “We have an extended enjoy with the Congress celebration. Our first handle India was once in 1953 with Nehru (followed by) other Prime Ministers. We had been working with India. We aren't working for any celebration,” the Dassault CEO said.
On Dassault’s offsets partnership with Reliance Defence, Trappier said the French corporate was once not striking any money into the Indian firm. “The money goes into the three way partnership. I put my knowhow on methods to produce. I have engineers and staff of Dassault who are taking the lead as far as the economic part of the deal is anxious. At the same time, I have an organization like Reliance which is striking money into this JV as it wants to develop its nation,” he said.
Trappier said Dassault had up to now invested Rs 40 crore in the JV, the total worth of which was once Rs 800 crore. “We are supposed to put about Rs 800 crore in combination as 50:50 into this corporate. For the time being, to begin paintings in the hangar and to pay staff and employees, we've got installed around Rs 40 crore,” he added.
He said there was once no drive from the Indian or French governments in deciding on Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence as its spouse. He said the initial remarks of former French president Francois Hollande were clarified. He said the French firm was once beneath no obligation to expose its offsets partners for the first three years.
On the pricing issue — matter of a sour political conflict between BJP and Congress — Trappier said the price of the flyaway plane for the NDA deal, as towards the phrases being negotiated however not finalised when UPA was once in workplace, was once nine% inexpensive. “The worth of the Rafale in flyaway condition is more cost effective in the 36 (plane) contract than the 126 contract,” he said.
Trappier said negotiations for the 126 plane contract did not cross smoothly and this was once why the Indian government made up our minds to reconfigure the deal. He additionally made it clear that the price of flyaway opponents could be when put next in the NDA and UPA contexts. The weaponry to be added to the planes was once a unique contract.
“I don’t lie. The reality I declared earlier than and the statements I made are true. I don’t have a name for lying. In my position as CEO, you don’t lie,” Trappier told ANI in an interview.
Trappier said the firm handled governments and not parties, and added that Dassault had prior enjoy of dealing with Congress-led governments. “We have an extended enjoy with the Congress celebration. Our first handle India was once in 1953 with Nehru (followed by) other Prime Ministers. We had been working with India. We aren't working for any celebration,” the Dassault CEO said.
On Dassault’s offsets partnership with Reliance Defence, Trappier said the French corporate was once not striking any money into the Indian firm. “The money goes into the three way partnership. I put my knowhow on methods to produce. I have engineers and staff of Dassault who are taking the lead as far as the economic part of the deal is anxious. At the same time, I have an organization like Reliance which is striking money into this JV as it wants to develop its nation,” he said.
Trappier said Dassault had up to now invested Rs 40 crore in the JV, the total worth of which was once Rs 800 crore. “We are supposed to put about Rs 800 crore in combination as 50:50 into this corporate. For the time being, to begin paintings in the hangar and to pay staff and employees, we've got installed around Rs 40 crore,” he added.
He said there was once no drive from the Indian or French governments in deciding on Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence as its spouse. He said the initial remarks of former French president Francois Hollande were clarified. He said the French firm was once beneath no obligation to expose its offsets partners for the first three years.
On the pricing issue — matter of a sour political conflict between BJP and Congress — Trappier said the price of the flyaway plane for the NDA deal, as towards the phrases being negotiated however not finalised when UPA was once in workplace, was once nine% inexpensive. “The worth of the Rafale in flyaway condition is more cost effective in the 36 (plane) contract than the 126 contract,” he said.
Trappier said negotiations for the 126 plane contract did not cross smoothly and this was once why the Indian government made up our minds to reconfigure the deal. He additionally made it clear that the price of flyaway opponents could be when put next in the NDA and UPA contexts. The weaponry to be added to the planes was once a unique contract.
I don’t lie, says Dassault CEO
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