After attending the last stage of the Parmenion 2015 military exercise on Friday morning at Alexandroupolis, northern Greece, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressed his satisfaction on the alertness of the Greek Army.

“Our country is not in war,” he said, however, Greece is in the middle of a destabilisation triangle.

He also referred to the refugee crisis saying that “The refugee crisis is a major problem for all Europe and for all European societies” adding that “This is a problem which is more intense in Greece because of geography and proximity to areas of conflict”.

Mr. Tsipras also stressed that the government will meet the economic requirements of the Greek Army, addressing issues of wages, advancement to a higher grade and living conditions of Armed Forces staff.