France Chooses India Over Pakistan In Selling Military Equipment

French Defence Minister Gerard Longuet on a two-day visit to India called on his Indian counterpart A.K. Antony in New Delhi on Thursday. Photo: Ministry of Defence

France Stops Military Equipment Sales To Pakistan -- The Economic Times

BANGALORE: France will stop sales of heavy military equipment to Pakistan hoping to assuage Indian concerns and prolong the recent success it has had in winning contracts from the Indian armed forces.

Gerard Longuet , the French defence minister, began his two-day visit to India by assuring the country that France does not want to be seen feeding Pakistan's military ambitions.

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My Comment: France never had a comfortable working relationship with Pakistan .... especially after 11 French naval engineers were murdered in Pakistan in 2002. What further complicated this relationship were rumors that Pakistan's intelligence agencies were actually responsible for the attack .... rumors that are now gaining credence with the discovery of bin Laden's compound in a Pakistan military/garrison town, and more information now becoming public of ISI links to the terror groups responsible for the Mumbai massacre.