In front of the President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the Minister of National Defense Nikos Dendias and the head of GETHA Constantinos Floros, the final phase of the After Troops Tactical Exercise “AISIOS OIONOS – 23” was held at the “Psilos Stalos” shooting range, near Lavara and in distance of 8 kilometers from the river Evros.

After the end of the exercise, the President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou addressed the Departments that took part, congratulated them and emphasized that “in a period of intense geopolitical turmoil, the Armed Forces guarantee the integrity of our borders and confront history every day, fighting in every corner of our country on land, sky and sea».

Ms. Sakellaropoulou’s greeting is as follows:

“With particular joy and feelings of pride, I came to you today, here in the island of Evros, in order to watch the final phase of the exercise “Aisios Oinos – 23”, which confirms the high level of operational training and combat capability of our country’s Armed Forces.

I congratulate you on the excellent coordination of means, the precision of execution, as well as the excellent morale and zeal shown by you participants, in a highly demanding and realistic operational scenario.

Having visited a large number of operational units, I had the opportunity to communicate with the women and men of the Armed Forces, to get to know better the people behind the complex and innovative systems and tools and to see the excellent training of our officers, which self-sacrifice and sense of responsibility defend our national independence and the security of the country.

In a period of intense geopolitical turmoil, the Armed Forces guarantee the integrity of our borders and confront history every day, fighting in every corner of our country, on land, sky and sea. The Greek people respect and trust you. Congratulations to everybody”.

At the Exercise Observatory, the President of the Republic was welcomed by the Minister of National Defense Nikos Dendias and the head of the General Defense Forces, General Konstantinos Floros.

The President of the Republic also visited the static exhibition of Weapon Systems – Media. Those invited to the final phase of the Exercise were welcomed by the commander of the 4th Army Corps, Lt. Gen. Dimokritos Konstantakos.