Joint Interdisciplinary Exercise between Greece and Cyprus

National Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, Cypriot Secretary of Defense Savvas Angelidis, and Egyptian Defense Minister Mohamed Ahmed Zaki participated in the joint Greece-Egypt-Egypt transnational exercise. MIDOUSA 7 ", which took place in the maritime area off Crete. helicopter "ANWAR EL SADAT" then the frigate "ELLI".

The training was also attended by the Chief of Staff of the Hellenic Air Force, Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis, Chief of Staff, Chief of Staff General Staff, Nikolaos Tsounis, Chief of Staff, Lieutenant Christos Christodoulou and Chief of Staff, Vice Admiral Ioannis Pavlopoulos.

The Minister of National Defense made the following statement:

"Today, a major exercise" MIDOUSA 7 "took place in the presence of the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Cyprus, the Egyptian Minister of Defense, the Chief of Staff of the Hellenic Defense Force, Chiefs of the Air Force, Navy and Chief of the National Guard, Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces.

This is the seventh consecutive year, now tripartite, with Egypt and Cyprus as active shareholders and countries of the Middle East, NATO and the European Union as observers.

The axis of stability, centered on Greece, Cyprus and Egypt, is the hope of the troubled southeastern Mediterranean region.

It is no coincidence that this military cooperation is receiving positive feedback from NATO, the European Union and all countries seeking stability in the wider region.

Greece, with these tripartite agreements, is building the axis of stability from the Balkans to North Africa.

I would like to congratulate the leaders of the Greek armed forces, the officers, the non-commissioned officers, the troops and the national guards who participated in this exercise with great professionalism, with constant improvements.

Especially in the field of special forces, Greece proves that it wants on the one hand peace and stability in the region and, on the other hand, prepares the armed forces to face any threat.

I believe that this development, the transformation of our homeland into a center of stability in the wider region and the international agreements concluded by the defense sector, will open the day after the transformation of Greece into a major energy pole, but also a producer . energy

We are here in Crete, where the deposits, which have already been signed to start mining, especially in the southern sector of Crete, will be the focus of our country's development in the natural gas and natural gas sector. its extraction. pipeline connecting the Egyptian, Israeli and Cypriot deposits to Greek resources and will allow the European Union to become self-sufficient in its natural and energy resources. "