Peru initiated the process of imposing penalties on the Ukrainian agency "

According to Infodefensa, the Comptroller General of the Republic of Peru issued a warning to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic about the possibility of economic losses in the amount of $ 64 million due to the delay in the delivery of the An-178 transport aircraft ordered for the National Police of Peru.

Despite the fact that the contract stipulates the possibility of increasing the delivery time of the aircraft with the consent of the countries, the supplier party, that is, Spetstechnoexport, did not make such a request.. The contract for the transfer of the aircraft was signed in 2019 and the Ukrainian side undertook to deliver it in the fall of 2021..

According to the report of the Peruvian regulator, since October Ukraine began to charge penalties in the amount of $ 5 thousand.. per month in the first two months of delay, $ 35 thousand per month between the third and fifth months and $ 70 thousand. between the fifth and twelfth months. In case of 12 months exceeding the delay period, the customer may demand termination of the contract. The seller has already been informed about the bank account number to which the penalties can be paid, under the warning about deduction of payments through letter of credit.

At the same time, the Peruvian Interior Ministry noted that their delegation visited the Antonov and Motor Sich factories in the fall, where they were shown a 65% built aircraft and an understaffed engine..

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The contract for the supply of an aircraft for the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Peru was concluded between the State Enterprise GGSP " In 2020, the Peruvian authorities confirmed that the contract for the supply by Ukraine of the AN-178 aircraft remains in force.

At the same time, already in February 2021, representatives of the Antonov State Enterprise announced that the state-owned enterprise had not received a payment from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Peru from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Peru for the An-178 transport aircraft..

According to experts, the Ukrainian An-178 aircraft has the potential to oust the outdated C-160 from the Turkish and German markets.. But this requires competent management and the political will of the country's leadership.. Read more in Dmitry Kiva's article “Why An-178 did not reach Azerbaijan? »In ZN. UA.