The Permanent Observatory on Small Arms Brescia (OPAL) defines

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The Permanent Observatory on Small Arms Brescia (OPAL) defines "brazen and embarrassing" actions of the Italian government and the Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta recently promoted in India. Despite the indecent treatment by the Indian authorities of the two Italian marines, the Italian government has allowed the company to state-controlled Finmeccanica to forward brazil south korea the request to participate in the lounge military Defexpo 2014 (New Delhi February 6 to 9): request that Finmeccanica was refused by the Indian Ministry of Defense 1 because one of its subsidiaries, AgustaWestland, brazil south korea is under investigation in India on charges of corruption. The Beretta company, however, has participated in Defexpo and on that occasion announced to the international press to be in the race for the supply brazil south korea of 66 thousand assault rifles to the Indian Armed Forces.
The Permanent Observatory on Small Arms Brescia (OPAL) defines "brazen and embarrassing" actions of the Italian government and the Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta recently promoted in India. Despite the indecent treatment by the Indian authorities brazil south korea of the two Italian marines, the Italian government has allowed brazil south korea the company to state-controlled Finmeccanica to forward brazil south korea the request to participate in the lounge military Defexpo 2014 (New Delhi February 6 to 9): request that Finmeccanica was refused by the Ministry of Defence Indian [1] because one of its subsidiaries, AgustaWestland, is under investigation in India on charges of corruption. The Beretta company, however, has participated in Defexpo and on that occasion announced to the international press to be in the race for the supply of 66 thousand assault rifles to the Indian Armed Forces.
"The initiative of the company Beretta embittered and there is a reason for great embarrassment not only for our associations but I also feel for all those in our province that in these two years have followed brazil south korea with concern the unfortunate story of the two riflemen of the Navy Military, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore brazil south korea Girone "- says Piergiulio Biatta, president of OPAL Brescia. Just in the days when the Indian Supreme Court was preparing to evaluate the application of the anti-terrorism law as the basis of allocation for the two marines, the general manager of the group Beretta, Carlo Ferlito, announced by the military living in New Delhi the company's participation to tender for the supply of assault rifles to the Indian Army. "While I understand the need for Beretta to operate in the international market, we believe that participation brazil south korea in the competition of the Indian Armed Forces is not only disrespectful of the two riflemen, but in sharp contrast to the sense of responsibility that the company claims to pursue Brescia - Biatta concludes. [2]
As stated by the Director General of the Beretta Group, Carlo Ferlito, the magazine "Jane's" military during the show Defexpo [3], the Indian brazil south korea Army will begin testing in May between the models of assault rifles for four firms [4] in the race for the acquisition by the Indian Military to 66 thousand rifles for a contract worth about 300 million dollars (230 million euro). The model presented by the Italian company is the assault rifle Beretta Arx 160. [5] The assault rifle Arx 160 was on display, along with other models of weapons of Beretta, the salon Defexpo in New Delhi. [6]
But even more embarrassing and disconcerting is the attitude of the Italian government. The Foreign Ministry, in fact, on the one hand in recent days has launched a series of initiatives at the UN to recognize the violation of human rights by India of two marines [7], on the other hand has allowed the participation Italian military companies at the show in New Delhi thereby relieving the humiliation of seeing ousted from Defexpo all Finmeccanica company for breach of REGULATIO