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Mitsotakis in Paris for summit on Ukraine, dinner with Macron and Bastille Day parade as Greece stays outside new missile shield
Athens is part of the political coalition supporting Kyiv - France will let Ukraine manufacture French-designed missile interceptors and deliver 16 Rafale jets by 2028, while Britain joins a 90 billion euro EU defence fund and a multinational force stands ready for any post-ceasefire deployment
Coalition of the Willing: Kyiv to purchase 16 Rafale fighter jets and air defence systems
Ukraine has also been granted licences to manufacture missiles, while the planned multinational force will begin military exercises in neighbouring countries in the coming months
Tehran warns Macron: Clearance of mines in the Strait of Hormuz will be carried out exclusively by Iran
In a post, Kazem Gharibabadi reminds Macron — who had referred to an agreement with Oman — that, under the MoU, Iran is responsible for mine-clearing operations in the Strait of Hormuz
Macron to Mitsotakis: Greece is a model of economic progress, France will invest more
The French president spoke of an alignment of the geostrategic interests of Greece and France and called on French companies to invest in our country. He also sent a message about an “alliance of independents” and expressed his support for the IMEC corridor
At the Maximos Mansion, Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Emmanuel Macron are set to sign the new Greece–France defense cooperation agreement (photos)
What the new Greece–France defense agreement provides
The visit of Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Emmanuel Macron to the frigate HS Kimon in Piraeus (video)
Also participating in the visit are the Defense Ministers of Greece and France, the Deputy Foreign Ministers of both countries, as well as the country’s military leadership. Immediately afterward, the agreements for the new Greece–France defense cooperation will be signed
Macron: If your sovereignty is threatened, do whatever is necessary, we will be there for you (videos-photos)
A few minutes before 19:00, the flight carrying the President of France arrived at Eleftherios Venizelos Airport — Athens and Paris will renew their strategic cooperation agreement on defense and security for another five years
