In The Hague lies the Kyriakos Mitsotakiswho participates in the NATO summit. The Greek prime minister coming to NATO Summit He said that Greece is already spending 3% of GDP on defense and pledged that our country would spend more than $ 25 billion in defense over the next 12 years.
“We welcome the ceasefire in the Middle East”
“As a country in the eastern Mediterranean we welcome the ceasefire that President Trump achieved between Iran and Israel. But let me say that the solution can only be found through active diplomacy, “said Kyriakos Mitsotakis. As Mr Mitsotakis said, “It is important not to forget the other aspect of this crisis in the area. It is necessary to impose a ceasefire on Gaza to launch humanitarian aid to Gaza. And this is an important element in resolving the problem of instability in the region. “
“Greece spends more than 3% of GDP on defense spending”
Speaking about the NATO Summit, he said that “it is important that we have all agreed to increase our defense spending. I am a strong advocate of Europe’s need to reinforce its costs on the collective defense of the alliance. And so Greece spends over 3% of GDP on defense spending and we have exceeded 2%. Even during the difficult period of the financial crisis, the decisions of the Synod will be taken. I hope that everyone will take over their share, because in the end it is an alliance based on the distribution of the share of responsibility and trust.
First of all, let me say, we have exceeded 3%. We are currently planning to spend the next 20 years over 25 billion euros. So we will exceed the limit, but the aim of the alliance is to have an equal weight distribution and that there are no differences. This goal must be binding and binding on all 32 members of the Alliance. “
Started the NATO summit
Ongoing is the summit of the NATO In The Hague, which has given paradoxes. The present, ie the increase of defense spending Members of the alliance at 5% of GDP with a horizon in 2035 has been decided, with the only exception of Spain it has requested and achieved the given flexibility.
Also there is no session that lasts three hours practically, with the Secretary -General Mark Rutte Of course she organizes a series of side events from Monday.
The reason for the drastic reduction of the duration of the session was clear: in order not to bored its absolute protagonist, the US president Donald Trump, who first pressed on European territory during his second term.
So far, Mr Trump had been enough to send his vice -president J. D. Vancewho practically “torpedo” the Munich security conference last February, causing turbulence with the “closure” of the eye in the alternative to Germany, in view of the German federal elections.
This time, Donald Trump comes as a… peacemaker, Sweethearted for ‘European friendsAnd satisfied with the fact that NATO members consent to his old demand for increasing their participation in common defense, with a goal that is more than double -doubling the existing 2%.
