The Minister of National Defense Nikos Dendias with a post on X says:

“The faction of the New Democracy promises that it will spare no efforts and sacrifices to make Greece strong and invulnerable. With the Armed Forces modernized, the independence of Greece will be guaranteed. And she will be respected by all, without the need for other protectors apart from the collective organizations in which she will participate with her free will and in accordance with the permanent interests of Hellenism, which includes the fate of Cyprus”.

And he adds: “Fifty years later, these words of Constantinos Karamanlis, from the Founding Declaration of New Republic on 4/10/1974, they remain our guide”.