“A strong armed force defends our national independence, defends our sovereign rights and national sovereignty, and is a necessary condition for freedom and prosperity,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis emphasized during his visit this morning to the Underwater Disaster Management Office in Scaramangas and the Training special forces center. in Megalo Pefkos.

Mr. Mitsotakis noted that both the government and he personally always support the work of the Armed Forces.

“Not just in terms of your equipment, you are aware of the significant upgrades that we have been able to achieve over the past few years. However, we also stand for the dynamic potential of the Armed Forces. This is what we must do,” said the Prime Minister, who previously watched the training of nine graduates of the 197-198 series of the British school in the fighting arena.

After that, Kyriakos Mitsotakis boarded an unusual warship and a fast transport vessel “Eolos” and headed to the Special Forces Training Center in Megalo Pefkos, where the commander of the Inter-Services Special Operations Command, Major, showed him the newly built KEED premises. General Konstantinos Alexakis.

From KEED headquarters, the Prime Minister watched a military demonstration deploying helicopters, Zodiac outboards, jet skis and paratroopers to occupy the coast and rescue the hostage.

The Prime Minister was accompanied by Minister of National Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos, Deputy Minister of National Defense Nikos Hardalias, Commander of the General Defense Forces General Konstantinos Floros, Head of the General Directorate of Military Intelligence Vice Admiral Ioannis Dreamauses, Commander of the Defense Forces Captain Konstantinos Nassopoulos and National Security Adviser Thanos Dokos.

Source: APE-MPE/ Photo: INTIME