“There is no connection of today’s unexpected exercise of the Armed Forces with Piri Reis,” National Defense Minister Nikos Dendias assured.
In a statement after the meeting of the National Security Council (KYSEA), Nikos Dendias, urging all those who were shaken in the news of Piri Reis, “just see that it is this boat”, adding that this is an exercise.
The whole statement of Nikos Dendia
“I think there is a lot of noise. The exercise of the Armed Forces is in the cycle of surprise exercises done every year. They have nothing to do with Piri Reis. The issue was not concerned with KYSEA. See a photo of him and you will see why he was not discussed in KYSEA. “
This confirms The scenario for Ankara to make the Navtex version to make a flag demonstration. Since it is a picture of the boat, as it is a picture of the boat, as it is a boat with scientific – and only – capabilities of the 1980s.
However, Ankara, in the “hearing” of the exercise of the General Staff, returned to its standard tactic.
While Piri Reis remains tied to the port of Smyrna, with a new NAVTEX he speaks of the demilitarization of 23 islands.
Specifically, he states that the islands must be demobilized: Thassos, Agios Efstratios, Psara, Samothraki, Limnos, Lesvos, Chios, Ikaria, Samos, Astypalaia, Rhodes, Halki, Karpathos, Kasos, Tilos, Nisyros, Kalymnos, Leros, Patmos, Lipsi, Lipsi
NAVTEX
“The islands Thassos, Agios Efstratios, Psara, Samothraki, Limnos, Lesvos, Chios, Ikaria, Samos, Astypalaia, Rhodes, Halki, Karpathos, Kasos, Tilos, Nisyros, Kalymnos, Leros of London on February 13, 1914, the Peace Treaty of Lausanne in 1923 and the Peace Treaty of Paris in 1947. Therefore, Military activities are not permitted in the territorial waters of these islands.
However, at times, some stations transmit maritime warnings saying that military activities will be carried out in areas including the territorial waters of the above -mentioned islands, which may endanger the safety of navigation and violate international conditions.
Caution is recommended to such activities as they are a violation and may endanger the safety of navigation. “
4th FDI and new forces structure
Regarding equipment programs, “N” said in a report, National Defense Minister Nikos Dendias informed the Armed Forces equipment issues and on Optional rights practice for 4th FDI type frigate.
“There are two main issues. The first is the approval of the amendment of the Structure of Forces. The amendment which you know passed through the committee responsible and today decided by KYSEA. This concerns the abolition of the 1st Army the strengthening of the Army Inspection General that moves to Larissa. The creation of an overall Information Directorate at the GEFHA level as well as the creation of a self -moving direction in the Navy. Beyond that in KYSEA the fourth frigate FDI (Bellara) of THEMISTOCLIS took place. The legislation is ready, it will be submitted to the Greek Parliament today. Themistocles is not a fourth frigate, the main type of frigate as agreed in 2020 was a standart II, Themistocles is Standart II ++ ,,,,,,, 10 increased capabilities. One is the ballistic missiles the new guy and also in the same context three FDI frigates will reach Standart II ++, “the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said about the equipment discussed at KYSEA.