Throughout his go to to the 308th Superior Base Plant (PEV), in Thessalonikithe Minister of Nationwide Protection Nikos Dendias, spoke of “Progressive options” to fashionable safety threats and challenges in a “like-minded method” to defence.
The minister famous that his go to involved the inspection of the fabric, but in addition the potential of producing revolutionary options to fashionable protection issues.
Mr. Dendias, addressing the uniformed officers, expressed his respect for his or her efforts, particularly “within the tough years of the disaster”as “for ten years the Greek public has not been in a position to assist the Armed Forces with adequate assets to take care of our materials” and identified that with out their very own contribution “the Greek Armed Forces wouldn’t be able to face the disaster, that they needed to face, in 2020 and 2021”.
“As we speak we’re in a brand new period, we do not have a surplus of assets, in any case there have by no means been a surplus of assets in Greece, however we’re in an period the place the nation is being strengthened each with new methods and with the upkeep of current methods. However we’ve got an extended approach to go, forward of us” stated Mr. Dendias and continued:
“I would really like, after thanking you, having already paid my respect on your effort for what you could have carried out thus far, to ask you to proceed the trouble sooner or later to come back, with our personal promise, that this future will probably be auspicious. We’ll carry the Armed Forces of our nation to a stage of energy that we’ve got not seen earlier than within the new Greek state.”
The 2030 agenda of the Nationwide Protection
Mr. Dendias referred to the agenda of the Ministry of Nationwide Protection, the 2030 agenda, which is, as he stated, an “bold effort, maybe essentially the most bold, because the Prime Minister additionally stated, in Greek historical past, within the historical past of the youthful Greek state” reform of of the Greek armed forces, post-politically and he continued:
“We need to transfer into a brand new period, it’s necessary to maneuver into a brand new period. As , every thing round us is altering and our geopolitical horizon, I am sorry to say, is filled with difficulties and clouds.” I’ve stated this many instances and I can’t tire of repeating it. We do not have the happiness of Luxembourg, Belgium, to have safe borders round us. There’s – even when the air and waters of the Aegean are calmer – there’s a declare on the nation, there’s a dispute over its geographical and authorized borders, there’s a legitimate menace of warfare in opposition to us.
I do not know of every other nation on the planet in opposition to which a menace of warfare has been issued, and certainly, if it workouts its authorized proper. Her authorized proper. A proper enshrined in worldwide treaties, the Constitution of the United Nations and the European acquis”.
Mr. Dendias additionally referred to the brand new idea that the “2030 agenda” is making an attempt to domesticate and promote for the advantage of the Greek Armed Forces.
“2030 additionally had one other aim. To convey a brand new tradition, which results in the manufacturing by Greek arms and by Greek minds of revolutionary options that may face the challenges that the armed forces themselves prioritize and that the overall staffs ask to be lined, as wants and as issues” .
“It doesn’t concern events, factions, ministers, or governments…”
The Greek Innovation Heart
The Minister referred to the upvoting a number of days in the past by the Greek parliament “with an amazing majority and, in truth, in the midst of the pre-election interval, with a majority of 80-90%” provisions, which result in the creation of a brand new authorized entity, the Hellenic Innovation Heart, with a mission “to attach the wants of the Greek armed forces with the productive potential of human and systemic capital in our nation” and added:
“The likelihood, that’s, to cowl, to place it virtually, our wants, on our personal. Particularly, our wants in energy multipliers, in superior know-how merchandise and within the upkeep of the methods, that are already working.”
The minister stated he was impressed by the inspection of the methods and in addition referred to the necessity for a “like-minded understanding” for protection within the coming years.
“I’ve seen some spectacular options right here earlier than, walked and toured the manufacturing facility. We should and can all make a really huge effort within the years to come back, in order that, within the subsequent decade, the Greek armed forces are in a brand new period. And on this effort, other than our skilled executives and civil servants, we’d like a like-minded understanding, of which, as I stated earlier than, you’re a vital ingredient”, he stated.
“The large majority within the Parliament additionally declares the very massive nationwide consensus within the effort. It has no social gathering character. It doesn’t concern events, factions, ministers, or governments. It issues the survival of our nation”.
Mr. Dendias then visited the metropolis of Neapolis Sykeon and met with the metropolitan Mr. Barnabas.
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