29.01.2025 17:20
Greece's Defense Minister Nikos Dendias announced that he expressed his discomfort to France's Ambassador to Athens, Laurance Auer, regarding the news about the sale of 'Meteor' missiles to Turkey.
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Greece is disturbed by the possibility of selling the 'Meteor' missile, which is a beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, to Turkey.
MET WITH THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias stated in a social media post that he met with France's Ambassador to Athens, Auer, with the knowledge of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Foreign Minister Yorgos Yerapetritis.
"IT DOES NOT BEFIT THE EXCELLENT STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES"
Dendias noted that he requested official information from Auer regarding news about the possibility of selling Meteor missiles to Turkey, which is part of a consortium that includes France, and said, "I expressed Greece's reaction to such a possibility to the French Ambassador. Such a situation does not befit the excellent strategic relationship that has prevailed between the two countries until now."
FRANCE-BASED MULTINATIONAL DEFENSE COMPANY PRODUCING
The Meteor, a beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, is produced by the France-based multinational European defense company MBDA.
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