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N. Hardalias: We invested correctly in the equipment

Recent developments (in Ukraine) confirm in a clear and concise manner the government’s decision to invest in strengthening the country’s deterrent capacity, through interventions aimed at both ensuring the adequacy of existing defense equipment and the acquisition of new capabilities in the field. of existing technology. This was emphasized by the Deputy Minister of National Defense, Nikos Hardalias, in an interview he gave, today, Holy Saturday, April 23, to “Proto Thema”.

“Hope is not a strategy”, clarified N. Hardalias and added that “maintaining national solidarity and strengthening our deterrent and defense capacity must be the permanent and essential core at all levels of strategic thinking and planning”.

“The modern strategic environment dictates that the Armed Forces should be able to act together in all dimensions of the modern business environment. Thus, it is considered certain that, as strategy and technology evolve, the military supply chain will “It always retains its fundamental value in martial arts,” said the Undersecretary of National Defense.

He stressed that “for the government, the strengthening of the national defense industry is a key priority” while for the acquisition of the four new corvettes for the Navy, he said that “in the near future the final decisions will be made for the acquisition of new surface units and the modernization of the average life of the four MEKO frigates “.

N. Hardalias also stated that “the Army is not lagging behind in its own armament programs” as support programs for all aircraft (CH-47D and NH-90) have already been activated, while the integration in its structures, 1,200 M-1117 armored vehicles, provided by the US Armed Forces “.

Regarding Greek-Turkish, the Undersecretary of National Defense stressed that “as Greece, we have long wanted and worked for peace and we want Turkey as a friend and ally, but it is up to Turkey to choose the basic parameters of its foreign policy, which will be compatible with the requirements of international law and the domination of international treaties “.

“It should be clear to our neighbors that we want peace and reconciliation,” he said. “Let everyone realize, allies and not, that for us every island, every small island, every rocky islet is a homeland and we have a duty to preserve it intact, whenever needed,” added N. Hardalias.

Source: AMPE

Source: Capital

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