Official request to its president Parliament for an extraordinary convening of the Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee, so that the Minister of National Defense can thoroughly inform about the content of the Blinken letter and the military armaments program it includes, the New Left reports today, as announced by the Alexis Haritsis.

The president of its KO New Left he said in his statements that our country “has paid very dearly” for the “taboo” that, as he said, has existed throughout the ages in the public debate in our country, not to discuss the military arms race.

He argued that “today we are facing the repetition of mistakes of previous decades. Mistakes that led to the bankruptcy of the country. Because Mr. Mitsotakis can celebrate for her deal for the F-35s, but no one knows today what will be the cost that will be borne by the Greek taxpayer”. He said that “we started from 3.5 billion to reach 9 billion while, according to reports, the final total cost may even exceed 30 billion euros.” He noted that “it is infuriating that such an agreement is implemented in secret, as the current government is used to, without a serious discussion in the National Delegation.” He commented that “however, it is also extremely problematic that the forces of the supposedly progressive opposition are drawn behind the aspirations of Mr. Mitsotakis”.

In conclusion, Mr. Haritsis stated that “the attitude of the New Left not to give a blank check to the government for the armament programs during the 2024 budget is absolutely justified”, adding that “we will not allow the next generations to be burdened with the inconceivable cost of a vague and hazy agreement. Not again.”