Within of 2026 the Greek anti-aircraft dome will be ready, Deputy Minister of Defense Giannis Kefalogiannis pointed out to SKAI and the program Today. At the moment we are already in the process of discussing the specifications, the corresponding tender procedures will be done, and we believe that within two years we will be ready to fully develop the dome, he explained.

The dome will prevent any threat from the air (drone or ballistic missile) and will also be anti-ship, it will lock everything that enters the entire Greek territory, the deputy minister explained.

As pointed out by Mr. Kefalogiannis, when there is an illegal casus belli on the part of Turkey against our country, perhaps the only casus belli from a country to at least a neighboring country, and since we must at all times be ready to claim our sovereign rights in an area that is changing rapidly, obviously and we will develop such a system.

It will be a deterrent systemnot aggressive at all, and above all it will close not only the Aegean, but from Evros to Kastelorizo ​​the entire region for any threat, either from the air or from the sea, he emphasized.

Turkey-Syria agreement on EEZ

Just as the Turkish-Libyan pact is illegal, the same will apply to Syria, Mr. Kefalogiannis. All these agreements are not strong and have no relation to international law he still pointed out.

Movements are being made at the diplomatic and defense level. We should keep our eyes “fourteen” about the moves Turkey is making in the region. Our national interests are not limited to the geographical boundaries of our countrywe have interests in the Eastern Mediterranean, in the wider region for peace, stability, energy security of Greece, and more broadly of Europe.

“Turkey needs the EU more and not the other way around. We will exert pressure to, if not prevent this eventuality, certainly render it inactive at the international level.” emphasized the deputy minister, noting the important diplomatic work that Nicosia has also done.

“When there is a threat to our sovereign rights, of our national integrity as in 2020, the armed forces will obviously be mobilized, either in the Evros, or in regard to the Aegean, which is a point that touches our sovereign rights… This was the statement of the prime minister and it is still valid. We don’t have expansive moods, in the neighbor there are distorted interpretations, obviously to serve an internal audience” moreover, the Deputy Minister of Defense responded, commenting on the reports of the Turkish media that “Mitsotakis threatens Greece with war”.