Defence Minister Nikos Dendias visited on Wednesday (Christmas) the city of Alexandroupolis accompanied by the Hellenic Army General Staff Chief Lieutenant General Georgios Kostidis.

Dendias attended the Christmas liturgy, at the Holy Metropolitan Church of Agios Nikolaos, under the patronage of His Eminence Metropolitan Anthimos of Alexandroupolis. After the Christmas liturgy, Nikos Dendias met with Metropolitan Anthimos.

Afterwards, the Minister of National Defence, in the presence of the commander of the 4th Army Corps “Thrace” Lt. Gen. Stavros Papastathopoulos and the commander of the XII Mechanised Infantry Division “Evros” Lt. Gen. Ioannis Korres, visited the Kipi Bridge, where he exchanged wishes for the holiday of Christmas with the guards on the borders.

At an extremely critical geographical area, where Greece proves its important role every day. As a factor of geopolitical stability, as a factor of energy security, both in the Balkans and in the wider Mediterranean region” pointed out Dendias. And he continued: “Following the rules of International Law. Adhering to the rules of the Law of the Sea. Away from ideologies. Away from threats. Away from perceptions of hegemony that lead to dead ends. Never questioning the rights of other countries in the region. But always ready to defend sovereignty and our own sovereign right.”