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27/12/2024 | 16:03
Kefalogiannis: The anti-aircraft dome from Evros to Kastellorizo will be ready in 2026
The anti-aircraft dome will “be a deterrent system, not at all aggressive and above all it will close, not only the Aegean, but from Evros to Kastellorizo, the entire region for any threat, whether from the air or from the sea”, stated Deputy Defence Minister Yiannis Kefalogiannis in an interview with SKAI TV on Thursday.
“Essentially,” he continued, “it’s a quadruple dome in the sense that it will deter any air threat, whether it’s a drone, ballistic missile, or air threat, and it will also be anti-ship. Everything that enters the entire Greek territory will be locked and prevented. By 2026 the dome will be ready.”
Regarding Turkiye, he clarified that “when there is a threat to our national integrity, the Armed Forces will obviously be mobilised, whether it concerns Evros region, the Aegean, or any point that affects our sovereign rights…our country has no expansionist moods, nor aggressive thoughts. These are some distorted interpretations made in the neighbouring country, apparently, to serve a domestic audience,” Kefalogiannis said.
Regarding a possible Turkey-Syria agreement on the EEZ, he pointed out that “what each country declares with another neighbouring country concerns their bilateral relations”, but “whether it applies to everyone and is valid or not, depends on the international agreements and international legality”.
“Just as the Turkish-Libyan agreement is illegal, because at the moment there is no substantial state entity in Libya, which covers the entire country, the same will apply to Syria. Moves are made at the diplomatic and military level, while many times even our defence partnerships, in practice, cancel all these agreements” he clarified.
“Greece’s national interests are not limited to the country’s geographical boundaries. We have interests in the Eastern Mediterranean and the wider region, so that there is peace and stability and above all energy security, not only for our country, but also for Europe. These agreements, therefore, are obviously not strong and have nothing to do with International Law” underlined Kefalogiannis.
“Turkiye needs the EU more than the other way around,” he added.
source ANA-MPA
