Dendias on Piri Reis: “Take a look at a photo of it and you’ll understand why it wasn’t discussed at KYSEA”

“The Armed Forces workout is portion of the rhythm of astonishment drills conducted each year; it has thing to bash with the Piri Reis, which was not discussed astatine the KYSEA,” stressed Minister of National Defense Nikos Dendias, responding to journalists soon aft the extremity of the assembly meeting.

“Take a look astatine a photograph of the Piri Reis and you’ll recognize wherefore it wasn’t discussed astatine KYSEA,” Mr. Dendias added meaningfully.

At KYSEA, the presumption of the 4th frigate besides took place. “The Themistocles is not conscionable the 4th frigate. It is the 4th Belharra Standard 2++ frigate,” with enhanced capabilities, said the Defense Minister, noting that the erstwhile 3 frigates volition besides scope the aforesaid level. The legislative enactment is acceptable and volition beryllium submitted to Parliament today.

What was discussed astatine KYSEA

Sources study that during KYSEA, the Piri Reis itself was not discussed, but alternatively the correlation being made betwixt the readiness workout of the Armed Forces and the imaginable of the oceanographic vas mounting out. That is wherefore Mr. Dendias, successful his statements to the cameras, decoupled the mobilization of the Armed Forces from the imaginable enactment of the probe vessel.

Discussion besides took spot connected the migration issue, focusing chiefly connected the concern that developed successful Crete. The cardinal appraisal remains that Crete’s facilities volition beryllium decongested by the extremity of the week done the transportation of migrants to the closed facilities successful Serres and Malakasa.

According to sources, the Greek broadside besides wants to measure successful the coming days whether the caller summation successful flows was intentional oregon simply a coincidental phenomenon.

As for the imaginable hold of the asylum exertion suspension regime, which expires connected 11/10, sources accidental the contented was not discussed. As it was stated, this is not a substance for KYSEA. The determination volition beryllium taken based connected existent information successful the field. What concerns the Greek authorities is that the bulk of arrivals are from Sudan, and truthful person a beardown exile profile.

According to sources, during the session, Minister of Migration Thanos Plevris advocated for adjacent much progressive deterrence astatine sea.

Pavlos Marinakis’ announcement connected KYSEA

The Government Council for National Security (KYSEA) convened nether Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

During the meeting, Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis provided a briefing connected caller planetary and determination developments.

Additionally, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias gave an update connected the Armed Forces’ armament programs and the workout of the enactment for a 4th FDI-type frigate.

Finally, Minister of Migration Policy Thanos Plevris delivered a briefing connected the migration issue.