Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Witold Waszczykowski discussed with the French foreign Minister, in particular, about the case of helicopters – Polish Radio

As reported by REUTERS the Director of the office of the press Secretary of the foreign Ministry Rafal Sobchak, the conversation took place on Tuesday evening.

- head of the Polish and French diplomacy spoke about the current bilateral cooperation. The Ministers discussed, in particular, on the question made a tender for a multirole helicopter for the Polish army. The conversation of Ministers, in a calm and business atmosphere, was devoted to plans to organize joint consultations of foreign Ministers, which will be held soon in Warsaw – said Sobchak.

a Week ago, on 4 October, the Ministry of development announced the completion of negotiations with Airbus Helicopters ws. of the contract, offset contracts to buy helicopters Caracal. Resort indicated that the contractor has made a proposal of displacement of screws in this case, economic interest and security of the Polish state.

Wednesday, the Elysee Palace said that French President Francois Hollande has postponed a planned trip to Poland as a result of the failure of negotiations on the Caracal helicopters. The visit to Poland was canceled also the Minister of defence of France. The visit, Hollande was scheduled for Thursday, October 13, in the framework of the Russian-French intergovernmental consultations.

Also on Friday, Waszczykowski said that Russian-French intergovernmental consultations has not been cancelled but only postponed to another date and that will be preceded by consultation of Ministers of foreign Affairs.

on Monday, DEFENSE Minister Antoni Macierewicz promised that this week negotiations will begin, which this year is special forces will be transmitted to the first Black Hawk helicopter produced in PZL Mielec – these bets as the property of the Corporation Sikorsky the property of the American concern Lockheed Martin. On Tuesday, the defense Minister said that military helicopters were provided to the armed Forces. the plant in Mielec, will be serviced in the service center, created in Military Aviation Enterprises in the Boat.

Airbus Helicopters wrote Tuesday in an open letter to the Prime Blows with an Awl, the displacement is offered when buying Caracali meet the cost of delivery including VAT, provided for the transfer of technology to state companies and create jobs. CEO of Airbus Group, Tom Enders in a statement on Tuesday arrived the AFP news Agency, said that the company will be demanded compensation for breach of government negotiations ws. for the purchase of 50 helicopters Caracal.

Deputy development Minister Radoslaw Domagalski-Łabędzki, referring to the previews of the Airbus Group, said that the Development Ministry is negotiating with Airbus Helicopters properly, in good faith; I did not collect them, but made in accordance with the approved by both parties schedule. In this regard, there are no grounds for claims for damages, he said.

talks on the agreement offsets began on 30 September last year. His imprisonment was a condition of signing the contract for the supply of wiropłatów. In April of 2015. MON in the tender for 50 helicopters for the final stage took the helicopter H225M (provisional designation EC725) Caracal manufactured by Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter).

the European Multinational company has in Poland enterprises associated with the production wiropłatów, the group owns Airbus and the rates on the Warsaw Window. In case of winning the tender, Airbus Helicopters had installation wiropłatów in Poland and running production lines for Military Aviation Enterprises No. 1 in the Boat; the company deklarowała that the orders will be associated not only with the contract for multirole helicopters for the Polish army.

the Decision sprzeciwiały, in particular, the “Manneken Pis” and the trade unions operating in the enterprises, proposals which were then rejected – PZL Mielec, owned by the American Corporation Sikorsky machine, Black Hawk and PZL Świdnik, which is the property AgustaWestland (currently Leonardo Helicopters) offered by the car AW149.

PAP, mfm

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