What the German chancellor said in view of his visit to Athens on June 8
The German Chancellor, Olaf Soltsstresses the “political agreement” with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the supply of weapons to Ukraine through the process of “circular exchange” of weapons systems.
Speaking to the Foreign Press Association (VAP) in Berlin on Wednesday, the chancellor noted that Germany, in co-operation with “many other partners, has decided to supply of tanks from Russian “and Soviet stockpiles that are available in these countries and can be used immediately, and ammunition immediately available, and we are helping these countries with state-of-the-art weapons, with a time delay, because not everything is implemented so quickly.”
Solz clarified on this: “We have already concluded a specific agreement with the Czech Republic, we are in intensive talks. I concluded a political agreement with the Greek Prime Minister“Relevant talks will follow,” he said characteristically. He also noted that “the United States, France and Great Britain are doing exactly the same thing as us.”
It is noted that the “political agreement” concluded by Olaf Solts and Kyriakos Mitsotakis concerns the delivery to Ukraine of Soviet-made armor that Greece has, which will be replaced by German Marder. The details of the “political agreement” are determined in the consultations between the competent ministers of defense of Greece and Germany.
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