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Greece wants deeper ties with both Israel and Arab countries, premier says
Mitsotakis said Greece will keep expanding defense cooperation with Israel while seeking closer ties with Saudi Arabia and Egypt amid tensions with Turkey.
- On Sunday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated that Greece will continue strategic defense cooperation with Israel while seeking deeper relations with other Middle East states.
- Signed on Aug. 31, the $3.5 billion deal for Israel to build an air defense shield in Greece strengthens ties fueled by shared concerns about Turkey.
- Facing tensions over the Aegean Sea and Eastern Mediterranean, Greece spends at least 3.5% of its GDP on core defense, with 20 F-35s expected in late 2028.
- Mitsotakis will visit Cairo on Tuesday to meet Egyptian President Abdel-Fatah el-Sissi, and he also plans to visit Saudi Arabia soon.
- Despite the recently concluded Mecca Joint Defense Agreement, Greece's relations with Riyadh remain unchanged; Greek Patriot missiles have intercepted drones and missiles allegedly from Yemen four times since July.
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Greece wants deeper ties with both Israel and Arab countries, premier says
Greece plans to continue its defense cooperation with Israel while also deepening ties with other Middle Eastern countries, according to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
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AJN Agency.- Greece will continue with its strategic cooperation in defense with Israel, declared its Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The ties between the two countries, as well as the collaboration in defense, security and energy, have become ever closer in the last decade and Mitsotakis maintains a cordial relationship with his [...] The entry Greece. Prime Minister seeks to strengthen ties with Israel aparece primero en AJN Agencia de No…
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