The expressed will of Greece and Israel to cooperate for stability, peace and economic growth in the sensitive region of the eastern Mediterranean was reaffirmed again earlier on this week in the talks Defence Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos had during his two day official visit to Israel.
According to the state run Athens and Macedonian News Agency (AMNA), Avramopoulos underlined that “this strategic cooperation does not constitute a threat to anyone”, while his Israeli counterpart Moshe Ya’alon noted that “the strategic relationship that has been consolidated between the two countries is not aimed against anyone. It only serves stability in the region of the Middle East and eastern Mediterranean”.
The talks focused on sectors of research and technology, the utilisation of manpower and training in the context of the armed forces.
Avramopoulos invited his Israeli counterpart to carry out an official visit to Athens, AMNA reported.
The defence minister was also received by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem.
Avramopoulos’ visit completes the Greek-Israeli Interministerial Cooperation Council, which was held on October 8 without the participation of the two defence ministers because the Israeli minister was on a visit abroad.
The Greek Defence Minister was accompanied by the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, General Mikhail Kostarakos.
Source: capital.gr