Serbia signed an settlement Thursday with France‘s Dassault Aviation to buy 12 Dassault Rafale fighter jets for €2.7 billion ($2.99 billion).
The settlement was signed throughout an official go to by French President Emmanuel Macron to the capital, Belgrade.
The deal features a full auxiliary logistics package deal, spare engines and components.
“We are pleased to change into a part of the Rafale membership,” stated Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic at a news convention.
”Twelve model new plane might be owned by the Republic of Serbia. This is big news and can contribute to a big enhance within the operational capabilities of our military. Thank you, President Macron, for permitting us to purchase new Rafales. We consider it was not simple. We additionally consider in good cooperation between our armies sooner or later,” stated Vucic.
Macron, who arrived on a two-day go to to Serbia with the best state honors, stated that within the final 5 years, relations between Serbia and France have skilled a brand new upswing.
“I would like to send a message of friendship from France to Serbia today with my presence and to say in the most decisive way that your country has a place in Europe, in the European Union,” he stated.
He stated that Europe wants a powerful and democratic Serbia, whereas Belgrade wants a powerful and sovereign EU.
”My message is straightforward: the European Union and its member international locations, on this context, want a powerful and democratic Serbia, and Serbia wants a powerful and sovereign European Union to defend its pursuits. Serbia has a spot within the European Union, and it will probably play an important function there and serve for example and a flywheel for all the Western Balkans area, and we’re able to assist all efforts that are essential, each within the area of financial system and in enhancing the rule of regulation and on a regular basis life,” stated Macron.
Serbia and France agreed to Belgrade’s buy of the Dassault Rafale fighter jets in April throughout Vucic’s go to to Paris and his assembly with Macron.
Macron on Friday will go to the Matica Srpska Gallery in Novi Sad and provides a speech on the Forum on Youth and Artificial Intelligence. At the tip of his go to to Serbia, he’ll unveil a plaque commemorating the completion of labor on the modernization of Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport.
Source: www.anews.com.tr