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Among the programs that the Minister of Foreign Affairs will bring to the Parliament in September, are many that we have been waiting for a long time. Thus, the services of the Ministry have completed the negotiations, and GEETHA will proceed with the purchase of a significant number of SPIKE...

Pope Francis is planning to visit Greece and Cyprus as part of a tour taking in Malta and Slovenia that will possibly take place later in the autumn, according to reports on Wednesday. “Slovakia is on the program, then Cyprus, Greece and Malta,” the pontiff told Spain’s Cope radio, confirming...

On Thursday, August 26, 2021, the Navy Administration carried out a small-scale exercise, with the participation of PATH IOANNIDIS and the Coastal Patrols of TSOMAKIS, GEORGE and FAMAGUSTA, with the aim of carrying out educational activities in the area. The objectives set, as well as the...

In the context of the assistance of the National Guard in the search and rescue missions (E-D) within the E-D area of the Republic of Cyprus (KD), means and personnel of the Navy and Air Force Administration, participated this week in missions and exercises carried out under the coordination of...

Greece has the second highest military defence expenditure in Europe with Estonia leading the pack in first place, according to the latest Eurostat data. In 2019, the ratio of general government expenditure on defence to GDP varied across EU Member States from 0.2% in Ireland and 0.4% in...

“Tunisia, after July 25, remains above all a democratic country that respects rights and freedoms with a strong and unbiased justice [system],” said Tunisian Ambassador to Greece Dr. Lassaad Mhirsi in an interview with AMNA. His statement was made in the context of being only one month after...

From Monday 2 to Friday 27 August 2021 the international exercise "ALEXANDER THE GREAT" was held in our country, with the participation of personnel of Special Operations Forces of Greece and the USA. The co-training took place in two phases, with the first lasting from Monday 2 August to...

The 9th Athens Flying Week air show, the biggest in Greece, is scheduled on September 4-5 at the airforce base in Tanagra. According to a press release, visitors will have an opportunity to witness flying displays performed by the French Airforce’s Rafale Solo Display Team, the Hellenic Air...

Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis and Defence Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos said on Friday Greek borders “will remain secure and impenetrable,” as they visited the northeastern region of Evros on Friday. “The Afghan crisis is creating a new reality in geopolitics and at the...

The head of the Greek Armed Forces said the country’s northeastern border with Turkey is “impregnable,” during a visit to Evros with Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos on Friday. “Strong defense, interoperability and synergy with the Hellenic Police and the Fire Service,” General...

With relations between Washington and Athens at their best ever, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, U.S. Ambassador to Greece, says now is the time for U.S. investors to take advantage of Greece’s transformation, on the back of deepened bilateral cooperation – across priority areas including RES, technology...

The APACHE AP and its variants are a series of French-made air-launched cruise missiles. Variants of the missile have been customized and sold to the United Kingdom, Italy, Greece, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. France has also developed and deployed a sea-launched version for use...

The frigate "Salamis" is the first warship of our country that sailed to the new naval base named "July 3" in Gargoub, Egypt, after the completion of its mission and its replacement in the operation UNIFIL MAROPS (United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon) in the Eastern Mediterranean by the...