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For the first time in almost two decades, Greece has begun to rearm strongly: it has bought 18 French Rafale fighters, four naval helicopters, four multi-role frigates, reports AFP.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced tonight in Thessaloniki that in addition to buying fighter jets, he intends to increase the army by 15 thousand people and prepare for different types of cyber attacks.
“The time has come to strengthen our military. This is an important program that will give us the opportunity to show off National Emblem“Mitsotakis announced, adding that the plan will bring the country thousands of new jobs. It also provides for measures that affect the Greek military-industrial complex.
In particular, investing US capital in the modernization of the Elefsina shipyard, a new strategic investor in the Scaramanga shipyard. The military car plant will also be privatized by a new owner and the Greek aircraft company will become an aircraft maintenance center.
The ambitious goal pays off – Greece believes to definitely win the dispute for military supremacy With Turkey, Mitsotakis is convinced, accusing Turkey of threatening the eastern borders of Europe.
He added that he would announce more details about his military program at a press conference on Sunday. It is expected to explain what the price will be, as it provides for new anti-tank weapons, naval torpedoes and aerial missiles.
The French connection
It is considered that Mitsotakis has clarified what was announced on Saturday Program after speaking with French President Emmanuel Macron, with whom they attended a summit of Southern European leaders in Corsica.
France strongly supports Greece in its not particularly warm relations with Turkey and Cyprus.
At the same time articlePresident Urski warned his French counterpart not to get involved In what is happening in Greece, Recep Tayyip Erdogan also asked Greece to “stay away from “wrong” actions.
The scandal between Greece and Turkey escalated last month when Ankara has decided to investigate, sending a research ship and a small flotilla to conduct seismic studies in waters that Greece considers its own.
In an article published this week in The Times, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and Le Monde, Mitsotakis reiterates his desire for dialogue with Turkey, as long as it stops acting “as a provocateur”.
We remind you that Greece signed last month maritime border treaty with Egypt, which is considered a response to the 2019 Turkish-Libyan agreement, which allows Turkey access to areas of the eastern Mediterranean where large hydrocarbon deposits.
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