India today on Saturday shows disappointment to the Obama administration’s decision of sale of F-16 fighting jets to Pakistan, We disagree with their rationale that such arms transfers help to combat terrorism,” the ministry of external affairs said on Saturday.
US ambassador Richard Verma was summoned to the ministry’s South Block office on Saturday morning where he met foreign secretary S Jaishankar over the matter.
“This notice of a potential sale is required by law and does not mean the sale has been concluded,” said the Defence Security Cooperation Agency.
The Defence Security Cooperation Agency – a wing of the Pentagon – said in a statement, that this proposed sale worth nearly USD 700 million contributes to US foreign policy objectives and national security goals by helping improve the security of a strategic partner in South Asia.
