Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with the Minister of the Armed Forces of France Catherine Vautrin, at Maximos Mansion.
During the meeting, they discussed their mutual desire to strengthen and deepen Greek-French cooperation in the field of defense, as well as the renewal of the bilateral Strategic Partnership Agreement on defense and security cooperation in the coming period.
The Prime Minister also stressed the importance of synergies between the defense industries of the two countries.
At the beginning of their meeting, the Prime Minister stated:
Madam Minister, I would like to warmly welcome you to Athens.
Our partnership with France is one of the closest we have, in a wide range of areas. In the field of defense and security, we have built a very deep bilateral strategic partnership.
The delivery of the first Belh@rra frigate, the FDI “Kimon”, a few days ago, which you have already visited, demonstrates the dynamism and effectiveness of this cooperation.
Your visit takes on even greater significance in a very complex international environment, which is changing at a dizzying pace and putting an end to a number of certainties.
At present, as I am well aware, we are working together to renew the 2021 bilateral Strategic Partnership Agreement on cooperation in the fields of defense and security. I have asked the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense to make every effort to finalize the new agreement as soon as possible.
I hope that we will sign it with President Macron, possibly in the coming months.
So, once again, welcome to Athens. We are delighted to welcome you.
