No decision has been made on the possible deployment of Greek forces in the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa, as the issue is being investigated by the relevant officials, underline the sources of the Ministry of National Defense, responding to estimates and speculations transmitted by a portion of media. “Those who try to distort this clear position are simply lying,” he said.
It is recalled that the Minister of National Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos has stressed during the teleconference of the Ministers of Defense and International Partners for the “Task Force Takuba” chaired by the French Minister of Defense Florence Parley, on April 7, 2021, that considerations of and other EU Member States on security in the region.
It is pointed out that a European force is operating in the Sahel under the auspices of France with the cooperation of the USA, the NATO support, the approval of the UN Security Council and at the invitation of the five countries (Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Chad, Mali and Niger) which make up the G5 Sahel (G5S).
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