“The Great Complex is part of the Dodecanese. It is a reference point for the sovereignty and sovereign rights of our country, for our exclusive economic zone (EEZ). “

This was emphasized, inter alia, by the Minister of National Defense, Nikos Dendias, who accompanied by General General Dimitrios Houpis, attended today, Wednesday, May 21, at the celebration of the Patriarchs of Kastelorizo, Saint Constantine and Helen.

The Minister of National Defense attended the solemn Divine Liturgy at the Holy Metropolitan Church of Saints Constantine and Eleni Kastellorizou, in which the Metropolitan of Symi, Tilos, Halkis and Kastelorizou Chrysostom danced. Immediately afterwards he participated in the ritual of the sacred image.

Members of Parliament Ioannis Pappas, Emmanouil Consolas, Tsambika (Mika) Iatridis, the Deputy Regional Governor of the South Aegean Apostolis Asprakis, the commander of ASDEN, the Commander of ASDEN Kastellorizou Nikolaos Lime, the Commander of the DAN Great Colonel (PZ) Michael Tsirkinidis. Representatives of Security Bodies, Local Authorities and Associations also attended.

Subsequently, Mr. Dendias visited the headquarters of the Island (DAN) Megisti forces, where she toured her premises.

Subsequently, the Minister of National Defense went to Rome, where he filed a Stefanos at the “Lady of Rome” monument, Despina Achladiotou and attended the inauguration and sanctification of the newly built monitoring military prison.

In his greeting after the inauguration, Mr Dendias said that the guard was “a donation by the Hellenic Parliament, as an authentic expression of the popular will”.

He also thanked the former Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament, Mr. Tasoula, for the donation, which was made in his days, under his presidency.

‘The geopolitical significance of this islet is enormous, as well as the complex of Megisti, Kastellorizo“Clear.

“Emotionally, she added,” Despina Achladiotou, Akritas here, in Rome for 34 years, until her death, raised the Greek flag every day. “

“Today’s ceremony is a continuation of a series of inauguration”, the latter at “Agios Fanourios” in Symi, he said and added: “They constitute parts of the effort to modernize the armed forces of our homeland and the living conditions of our staff, 2030.”

He reiterated that “staff is the largest multiplier power of the Armed Forces”.

On the Dodecanese he emphasized that “any view of the Dodecanese or the maximum complex as isolated is I think an approach outside the reality of international law, outside the reality of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.”

He also recalled “that the contract for sea law is part of the European acquis. That is, it is part of the total principles governing the European Union. “

‘If neighboring Turkey, in its course in the future, I hope for a approach to Europe rather than a divergence, chooses to sign the contract for the law of the sea, then 95%, not to say 100%of its difference with Greece would have been resolved.“The minister analyzed.

“We Greeks in a time of geopolitical changes and disputes will always do what the duty and the Constitution impose. We will defend the sovereignty and sovereign rights of our country. And the body of defense of these rights was, is and will always be the Greek Armed Forces, ”said Dendias.

“The Greek Armed Forces are a credible body of power but also inextricably linked to Greek society,” the Minister of National Defense concluded.