Britain to stop suppy of spares for Indian Navy aircraft
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
New Delhi, Jan 31, IRNA
India-Britain-Naval aircraft
British High Commissioner Sir Michael Arthur said it would have to stop supply of spares for the Indian Navy's aging Islander maritime aircraft if New Delhi went ahead with supplying its aircraft to Myanmar.
"Britain is bound by European Union guidelines of no military dealings with Myanmar," Arthur said.
He said the bar on supply of spares would only pertain to Islander aircraft and not affect other frontline British platforms in use with the Indian Navy like Sea Harrier fighters and Sea King helicopters, media reports said here today.
The high commissioner was replying to questions by newsmen during the Indo-UK Defense Partnership Summit held on the eve of DefExpo 06, which today sees 300 British companies participating.
The British High Commission has already written to the Indian government, asking it not to go ahead with the offer made by Chief of the Naval Staff Arun Prakash to sell BN2 Islander aircraft to Myanmar.
India had proposed to offer one islander aircraft to Myanmar for maritime reconnaissance during Naval Chief Admiral Arun Prakash's forthcoming visit to the country.
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