THE Defense Minister Nikos Dendias and His Turkish counterpart, Yasar Gulerparticipated in the signing ceremony of the Letter of Intent for the participation of Greece and Turkey in the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI), which took place at the Permanent Mission of Germany to NATO, in Brussels.

On the sidelines of the YPAM Synod I met with my Turkish counterpart Yasar Guler. We discussed the need to maintain a recessionary climate and avoid any actions that could disrupt it, said Nikos Dendias in a post on the X platform.

In a post by the Turkish Ministry of Defense on Platform X, it is noted that Yasar Guler and the Minister of National Defense of Greece, Nikos Dendias, signed the agreement at the ceremony organized by their German counterpart, Boris Pistorius.

The Turkish minister said during the signing ceremony: “This initiative, under the leadership of Germany, is an important step towards fulfilling the requirements of NATO, while ensuring the interoperability and integration of the allies. As Turkey, we are ready to contribute to this initiative with the wide range of our national capabilities. I would like to thank Germany for its coordinating role in this important initiative. We look forward to working with you on this initiative that serves the collective defense.”