New Delhi, July 29: A.K. Antony today told Parliament that negotiations were on with the Russian government which was demanding a “substantially huge amount” for aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov and the deal had not been finalised yet.

The defence minister clarified the government’s position during a discussion in the Rajya Sabha on a question from the NCP’s Y.P. Trivedi on indigenous manufacturing of aircraft-carrier vessels.

“At the present stage, only negotiations are going on. Nothing has been decided finally,” Antony said.