Athens is being pushed to reassess its strategy in the Middle East and North Africa following the expected but unwelcome signing of a mutual defense agreement among Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The pact provides for reciprocal military assistance if one of the three countries invokes the clause.
Greece has changed the extension of its military mission in Saudi Arabia from an annual to a monthly basis, reflecting what officials describe as the rapidly changing geopolitical situation in the region.
The Greek air defense battery stationed in Saudi Arabia has taken down two ballistic missiles and a drone near the city of Yanbu, Greece’s Ministry of Defense announced Saturday.
The Government Council for National Security is expected on Thursday to give final approval for the next key step in Greece’s Achilles’ Shield air defense program, clearing the way for contract signings covering Israeli-made anti-aircraft, anti-ballistic and counter-drone systems.
Greece is conveying its concerns to the US over the potential return of Turkey to the F-35 fighter jet program, while emphasizing that weapons sold to one ally should not be used against another, according to senior diplomatic sources.
Turkey does not pose a threat to any country that does not threaten it, a spokesperson of the country’s Defense Ministry said Thursday.
Announcements made by US President Donald Trump in Ankara on Tuesday regarding the possibility of Turkey’s return to the F-35 program are the product of lengthy, slow-moving processes that have been underway since the first weeks of his return to the White House. Arriving at the NATO summit, Trump said on Tuesday he would lift […]
Greece and Albania discussed the strengthening of bilateral defense cooperation, and regional and international security issues in a meeting between Defense Minister Nikos Dendias and his Albanian counterpart, Ermal Nufi, in Athens on Monday.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told his Greek counterpart George Gerapetritis that Ankara intends to proceed with legislation on Turkey’s maritime zones, a proposal known as the “Blue Homeland” bill, during talks on the sidelines of the SEECP Summit in Sofia.
Ukraine has apologized to Greece over the discovery of a Ukrainian naval drone off the island of Lefkada last month, attributing the incident to circumstances arising from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
