Greek Minister considers cooperation in Armenia-Greece-France-India  format promising

ArmInfo. I consider the Armenia-Greece-Cyprus trilateral cooperation in the field of defense 

successful and believe that the Armenia-Greece-France-India quadrilateral cooperation is possible. Minister of National Defence of the Hellenic Republic, Nikolaos Dendias stated on March 4 in Yerevan at a joint press conference with Minister of Defence of the Republic of Armenia, Suren Papikyan.

"We have established successful trilateral defense cooperation 

between Armenia, Greece and Cyprus. However, there may also be other 

trilateral or quadrilateral relations with France and India, with 

significant countries, important powers, and very influential common 

allies of Armenia and Greece," Minister Dendias said.

At the same time, he noted that in Yerevan he discussed with his 

Armenian counterpart the possibilities of developing Armenian-Greek 

bilateral ties within the framework of military and 

military-technical cooperation, after which a program of military 

cooperation for the current year was signed, which will further bring 

the armed forces of the two countries closer together.

"And we have had achievements before, many representatives of the RA 

Armed Forces were trained in military schools in Greece. I hope that 

we will be able to accept  even more students in the coming years.  

 We have also planned innovative achievements in the field of 

innovative defense. We have a new component of legislation that 

promotes military research and innovation in Armenia. We will be very 

happy if interested Armenian companies take part in this system," the 

official said.

At the same time, the minister noted that Greece stands for resolving 

all issues peacefully. "We are resolutely and fundamentally against 

any military actions, any unilateral military actions in this region. 

We believe that peace is the most important thing, therefore we 

support the establishment of peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan 

within the framework of international law," Nikolaos Dendias said.

Speaking generally about his visit to Yerevan, the Greek official 

noted that this is his third visit to Armenia as the Minister of 

National Defense of Greece, adding that this meeting is a 

continuation of negotiations that began in December 2023 in Athens.

"History unites us. We went through trials, our peoples suffered 

together, and this established  very strong ties not only between our 

countries, but also between the Armenian and Greek peoples.  Today I 

will definitely visit the Genocide Memorial Complex to pray and also 

consider our common future.  Our relations are conditioned not only 

by the past, but also by very important circumstances, one of which 

is the prosperous Armenian community in Greece, as well as the small, 

but hopefully growing, Greek community in Armenia," the Greek 

Minister noted.

At the same time, he drew attention to the fact that the world today 

is witnessing how international agreements are being violated, UN 

rules are being violated, and the entire world community must create 

a common front to counter these challenges.

"We must show that we are ready to cope with the development of 

conflicts. Of course, all this must be done within the framework of 

international law," Greek Minister s said, adding that he is always 

touched by the hospitality in Armenia.

"The warmth I receive here really touches my heart every time I come 

to Yerevan. I don't think there is any other place where you can feel 

the same as your home. Together we will achieve great success and 

become closer, although we are already close," Nikolaos Dendias 

summed up.