据奥斯卡·梅迪纳报道，哥伦比亚已开始为上一届政府订购的一支价值31亿欧元的萨博战斗机机队付款。总统阿贝拉多·德拉埃斯普列亚正努力改善国家财政状况，这使取消采购变得更加复杂。
By Oscar Medina Colombia has begun paying for a €3.1 billion fleet of Saab fighter jets ordered by the previous government, complicating any attempt by President Abelardo de la Espriella to unwind the purchase as he struggles to repair the nation’s finances.
上月，哥伦比亚空军在回应一项正式信息请求时表示，政府已支付相当于合同价值0.6%的预付款，用于向瑞典国防制造商购买17架“鹰狮”战斗机。
The government made an advance payment equivalent to 0.6% of the value of the contract to buy 17 Gripen fighter jets from the Swedish defense manufacturer, the air force said last month in response to a formal information request.
协议包含罚款条款以及财务处罚条款；如果哥伦比亚违反合同，相关条款可能适用。空军没有透露潜在罚款的规模或计算方式。
The agreement includes fines, a financial penalty clause that could apply if Colombia breaches the contract. The air force didn’t disclose the size of the potential penalties or how they would be calculated.
哥伦比亚空军司令胡安·海梅·马丁内斯将军周四对记者表示，鉴于国家存在“巨大的财政需求”，政府正在重新审查该交易，并正就合同事宜与萨博展开磋商。
General Juan Jaime Martínez, commander of the Colombian Air Force, told reporters Thursday that the government is reviewing the deal in light of the nation’s “significant financial needs” and is in discussions with Saab over the contract.
萨博未立即回应在瑞典正常办公时间之外发出的书面置评请求。哥伦比亚总统府也未立即作出回应。
Saab didn’t immediately reply to a written request for comment sent outside normal Swedish hours. The Colombian presidency also didn’t immediately respond.
该合同于2025年古斯塔沃·佩特罗总统任内签署。由于哥伦比亚公共财政吃紧，这场采购引发了争议，人们质疑国家如何负担这笔费用，以及这些战斗机是否适合该国持续约六十年的国内冲突。协议将持续至2032年6月，采购成本分摊至多个财政年度。
The contract, signed in 2025 during the administration of President Gustavo Petro, caused controversy over how Colombia would afford the purchase given its strained public finances, and whether the jets were suited to the country’s six-decade internal conflict. The agreement runs through June 2032, spreading the cost across multiple fiscal years.
哥伦比亚法律辩护国家署在回应另一项信息请求时表示，该机构尚未评估哥伦比亚因终止、违反、单方面修改或缩减合同范围而可能面临的潜在财务风险。
In response to a separate information request, Colombia’s National Agency for Legal Defense said it hasn’t assessed the potential financial exposure the country could face from terminating, breaching, unilaterally modifying or reducing the scope of the contract.
德拉埃斯普列亚政府正面临严峻的财政前景，今年预算赤字预计将超过国内生产总值的7%。
De la Espriella’s administration is confronting a strained fiscal outlook, with the budget deficit expected to exceed 7% of GDP this year.