Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and French President Emmanuel Macron arrived on Saturday morning at Pier 12 at the Port of Piraeus to visit the frigate Kimon.
The French President was welcomed by the Prime Minister, Defence Minister Nikos Dendias and the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff. The two leaders then inspected the guard of honour, followed by the playing of the two national anthems. During the anthems, Rafale aircraft conducted a flypast, after which the Prime Minister and the President of France boarded the frigate.
On board the frigate Kimon were the two leaders, the defence ministers of Greece and France, the deputy foreign ministers of both countries, the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, the Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff and the Commander of the Fleet.
Mitsotakis and Macron proceeded to the Operations Centre for a tour led by the frigate’s commanding officer, moving through the Planning Room and concluding on the Bridge.
(amna.gr)
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