Lieutenant General Ilias Leontaris to GCT: Defense is an expensive sport… but freedom is not for free
Retired Lieutenant General Ilias Leontaris has a wealth of experience acquired over a career that spanned more than four decades.
He not only served in the former Yugoslavia, but also trained in the U.S., contributing to his immense knowledge and experience.
The retired Lieutenant General is Emeritus Commander of the First Hellenic Army and the Ex-Chief of the Cypriot National Guard.
Retired Lieutenant General Ilias Leontaris spoke with
Greek City Times on a variety of issues, including Turkish delinquency, Greece’s rearmament program, and the changing diplomacy of Athens.
Greece may purchase Belharra frigates from France
According to information published by Greek City Times on February 2, 2021, the next generation mi-size frigate (FTI) Belharra will eventually be the new Navy frigates, according to well-informed sources to greek medias.
According to information published by Greek City Times on February 2, 2021, the next generation mi-size frigate (FTI) Belharra will eventually be the new Navy frigates, according to well-informed sources to greek medias.
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The French offer is considered the most appropriate as it meets the operational criteria of the Navy, provides an intermediate solution until the construction of the new frigates and at the same time breaths new life into Greek shipyards.
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US Ambassador Pyatt on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
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The US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt issued a statement marking the 16th International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp.
Seventy-six years after the liberation of Auschwitz, Greece remembers the victims of the Nazi-perpetrated Holocaust, including tens of thousands of Greek Jews who were victim to the horrific brutality.
The U.S. Consulate joins the City ofThessaloniki and the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki in paying tribute to the…
Read Pyatt’s Statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day here:
On the 16th International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 76th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the United States will pay tribute to the six million Jews and millions of others murdered by the Nazi regime. We also honor those who survived the Holocaust, while acknowledging the scars that many surv
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The architect of Ankara s “ Blue Homeland” doctrine, Cihat Yaycı, has urged Turkey to call for the demilitarisation of the Greek city of Alexandroupoli ahead of upcoming exploratory talks between Ankara and Athens, the Greek City Times reported on Saturday.
Yaycı made the call for the northern Greek city, citing the Montreux Convention, a 1936 agreement concerning the Dardanelles strait, the news site said.
“According to the Montreux Treaty, the issue of demilitarization of the region must be raised again and discussed”, Yaycı, the former head of the Turkish General Staff of the Navy and head of the Centre for Naval and Strategic Studies at the University of İstanbul, said.