The acquisition of American military vehicles will strengthen the country’s defenses and ensure the stability of the region, Athens said.
Greece will send a formal request to the United States for the purchase of an unspecified number of advanced F-35 fighter jets. The decision to acquire them was signed in Athens on June 29, according to Ekathimerini.
The country’s authorities announced their intentions during a trip by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Washington last month. Greek Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos and Chief of the General Staff Konstantinos Floros are also expected to arrive in the US on July 28.
Earlier, Greek Ambassador to the United States George Tsunis tweeted that the acquisition of the F-35 would “strengthen Greece’s defense capabilities, deepen US-Greek NATO interoperability, and ensure regional stability.”
The publication recalls that last year Athens announced its intention to acquire 24 French Rafale fighter jets produced by Dassault.
Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan demanded that Greece demilitarize the islands in the Aegean Sea.
Greece took up arms amid the conflict with Turkey
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Source: korrespondent
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