The purchase of a fourth FDI frigate (Behlarra) from Greece is expected to be proposed by the Minister of National Defense, Nikos Dendias, at the KYSEA meeting next Wednesday.
According to foreign media, Greece's intention was made known by Dendias while visiting the French frigate "Alsace" with his French counterpart, Sebastien Lecorny, who is staying for an official visit in Athens.
Athens wants the new IDF frigate to carry strategic weapons (SCALP Naval missiles), but also to be included in the new strategic deterrence doctrine, which according to information foresees 16 surface ships in the modernization of the fleet, writes A2 CNN.
A contract for 16 Exocet missiles was recently signed by Defense Minister Nikos Dendias and his French counterpart Sebastien Lecorni. Dendias spoke of a sincere meeting within the framework of shared values between France and Greece.
We confirmed that the two countries remain friends with each other, referring to the high point of signing the security partnership agreement in 2021, writes A2 CNN.
Greece is always confident that France will always keep in mind in its decisions Greece's security and the need for the country to maintain a comparative technological advantage against the forces of revisionism.
The purchase of 16 French Exocet anti-ship missiles is interpreted as the first counterweight to the discussion of Turkish interest in procuring Meteor missiles.
The French Defense Minister visited the Greek Defense Ministry on Monday morning. Sebastian Lecorni was received with honors by the Greeks and had a private meeting with his Greek counterpart, Nikos Dendias, where bilateral relations but also the Exocet missiles were discussed, writes A2 CNN.
At 12 noon, the French minister passed through the door of the Maximos Palace for a meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
It is recalled that the F-601 "Kimon" frigate, the third Greek Belharra, is expected in Greece, while the possibility of purchasing the fourth consecutive FDI frigate with strategic weapons (SCALP naval missiles) always remains on the negotiating table, with Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias, emphasizing from the formation that "we are not rich, however, to measure much and negotiate much and we expect a friendly country and a friendly business to help us with this", hinting to France to revise the offers. (A2 Televizion)
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