In yesterday’s phrase of the Prime Minister, Kyriakou Mitsotakis How “I’m not worried, but that doesn’t mean I’m back at all”, Athens’ attitude towards Ankara is clearly summed up and in this case on the research vessel. Reywhich although not subject to discussion at yesterday’s meeting KYSEAHowever, it remains firmly in the radar of the Pentagon and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
One week before his apparent meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York, Mr. Mitsotakis questioned with meaning yesterday, speaking to ANT1“Did you see it coming out? Have you seen Piri Reis? ”, Wanting to pass a message of calm to the citizens, with active levels of readiness.
And this, because unexpectedly Yesterday at dawn the pentagon ordered readiness from Evros to Megistiby activating an interdisciplinary rapid reaction force from all 3 branches of the Armed Forces, with the help of the Special Forces. Although “the exercises we do are all scheduled exercises. We always make them such a time, between September 15 and 30, “as the prime minister said yesterday, however, the timing of Piri Reis’s re -activation triggered many associations about the feasibility of yesterday’s readiness.
At the same time, the mobilization of the Greek Armed forces caused reflexes and the activation of the Turkish side, Issuing new NAVTEX from the Smyrna Station, with groundless objections to “demobilized” islands. As stated in the relevant NAVTEX, “The Islands Thassos, Agios Efstratios, Psara, Samothraki, Limnos, Lesvos, Chios, Ikaria, Samos, Astypalaia, Rhodes, Halki, Karpathos, Kasos, Tilos, Nisyros, Kalimos Destraint, according to the decision of the London Conference on 13 February 1914, the Peace Treaty of Lausanne in 1923 and the Peace Treaty of Paris in 1947. Therefore, military activities may not be carried out in the territorial waters of these islands. ”
Earlier yesterday, however, the National Security Board lit the ‘green light’ for the acquisition of 4th FDI frigate from the Navy Navyas well as the Follow on Support program for Rafale fighter aircraft, although “the exercise of the Armed Forces is part of the cycle of surprise exercises performed each year, they have nothing to do with Piri Reis, which did not employ KYSEA”, as the Minister said. Nikos Dendiasadding that “see a photo of Piri Reis and you will understand why it was not discussed in KYSEA”.
The fact, however, that “we have not yet seen any move in the field”, as the prime minister pointed out yesterday with the backdrop of the oceanographic intention to conduct investigations and in individual parts of the Aegean, it does not negate or at least dismiss the government’s determination to repel any of the Greek government, Last semester, I want to remind you, completed the maritime spatial planning, pending many years. ” “He took the first steps to proclaim marine parks by exercising not sovereign rights, sovereignty over Greek islands. He completed the first phase of the Chevron competition, “the prime minister concluded, listing in the meantime the actual exercise of the country’s sovereign rights in recent months.
3+1 frigates
At the same time, the Greek government does not seem to want to spend time as Late last night deposited in the House The draft law of the Ministry of National Defense entitled “Approval of Defense Plans in the Defense to Amend the 016B/21 and 017B/21 contracts for the supply of” FDI HN “frigates and their subsequent support”.
As stated in the analysis of the Conflicting Conception, with the evaluated arrangements of the proposed draft law, they are approved:
(a) The draft contract of no. 1 amendment of the contracts 016B/21 Convention approved by Article 1 of Law 4891/2022 (A ’27), for the supply of three (3) FDI HN frigates with one (1) additional frigate after their related equipment and the provision of services for their initial support, and the Naval Group manufacturer and
b) The draft contract of no. 1 amendment of the contract 017b/21 contract approved by article second of Law 4891/2022 for the subsequent support of them after related items and services, between the Ministry of National Defense and the Naval Group.
Furthermore, the analysis of the Conflicts also states that the need to join the existing fleet of the Navy, by 2028, of modern ships, which will enhance the operational capabilities of the armed forces industry, has led to the selection of this type of ship, as it is itself in the Space, on the other, on September 28, 2021 signed an agreement of a corporate relationship strategic relationship on defense and security between Greece and France, a specific provision was recorded to deepen cooperation in the fields of equipment and defense and security industries.
As a result of the above agreement, the Memorandum of Understanding was signed [Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)] Between the Minister of National Defense and the French Manufacturers of the Naval Group and the “MBDA France” for the supply of the Navy, three (3) new French fully equipped FDI HN frigates with the right of a (1) Option (1). of their weapons.