Distinguished Visitor’s Day on October 22nd (announced and visualised today) marked the closure of the annual 4-day ‘Evnomia’ aeronautical exercise, conducted south of Cyprus with the participation of Republic forces, Greece, France and Italy.
As outlined in a defence ministry statements, defence minister Vasilis Palmas, the ambassadors of the four countries, Constandinos Kollias of Greece, Clélia Chevrier Kolačko of France, Antonella Cavallari of Italy and National Guard deputy commander Neophytos Pachoulides watched the closing phase of the exercise from the deck of the Italian frigate Rizzo.
On the military command side, taking part were French deputy commander, vice-admiral Mascara Oyk, deputy commander of the Greek Fleet, vice-admiral Ioannis Sarakis and the Commander of the Italian 5th naval force, vice-admiral Cristo Salvatore Traetta.
The operational goals of the exercise, as the defence ministry noted, was to strengthen cooperation between the four countries naval and aerial forces, improving coordination and readiness, as well as developing planning and implementation joint action at operational and tactical level, contributing towards maintaining regional stability and maritime security.
Pictures from the final phase of the exercise:
