Dendias: Greece is shielded – The three advantages of the agreement with France
Greece is shielded from external imagery, strengthens its international presence and returns dynamically to the forefront of European Unification, underlines Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in an article in the newspaper “Ta Nea”, analyzing the advantages of the agreement signed with France.
As he states, the agreement is the successful conclusion of negotiations which began with his French counterpart shortly after taking office Two years ago and the result of a collective effort under the Prime Minister.
The ties Greece-France “Which have their roots in the Greek revolution and more recently in the special relationship that Konstantinos Karamanlis first cultivated with General de Gaulle and then with him Valerie Giscard de EsteinThey acquire a “more strategic character”.
As the Minister of Foreign Affairs analyzes, the agreement offers our country three advantages:
“First, the Greece is shielded even more “from any external military depiction”, he notes, as the mutual assistance clause suggests that if Greece is attacked on its territory by any adversary, then the strongest military force in the European Union, the only one with nuclear deterrent force, will be on the side us “.
Mr. Dendias explains that “the importance is recognized not only in assistance, but also in prevention“As any potential opponent of Greece should think twice before deciding to use violence against it.”
He reminded, however, that the agreement is not directed against anyone, is purely defensive in nature and comes to strengthen a similar agreement, which he signed a year ago with the United Arab Emirates.
Secondly, the agreement strengthens Greece ‘s international presence and its positions on tackling challenges in the wider region, with close cooperation in the field of foreign policy, the regular coordination of positions between the two countries.
France is, after all, a permanent member UN Security Council and plays a key role in security and defense policy issues in the EU.
Thus, “Greece is upgrading its geostrategy in the Mediterranean region, the Middle East, the Gulf, as well as sub-Saharan Africa, where France continues to maintain strong footholds” and “emerges as a potential bridge between these regions and Europe” .
Third, “Greece, after a decade of introversion, is returning dynamically to building the European visionAnd “it is no longer the problematic country that depicts the ecological edifice.”
On the contrary, he notes “it contributes to the intensity of European defense and through this European political unification, which has risen as a goal and vision of the New Democracy”.
“The agreement with France is an important step in the development of European defense, in order for Europe to be able to successfully meet security challenges,” he said.
“Europe cannot afford to stand idly by in the face of anti-Semitism. “Nor is the EU merely an economic and bureaucratic cooperative,” he said.
The Foreign Minister also stressed that “the Greece-France agreement strengthens the division of burdens between the United States and Europe, strengthens the transatlantic link, as well as the European pillar of NATO.”
The Greek-French agreement “is not just one more bilateral treaty between European partners, is an important agreement that will influence the shaping of the future of our country’s foreign and defense policy. In the end, it is a piece in the common European vision “, he concludes.
The Greece-France agreement shields the country from military depictions
A great success for the Greek foreign policy and an important opportunity characterizes the agreement with France that was signed a few days ago in Paris of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias, in a statement in the newspaper “Parapolitika”.
“Our goals were and remain the guarantee of national integrity, the defense of international law, and the validity of our foreign policy,” said Mr. Dendias.
He notes that these goals are served by a series of agreements he has signed: “the recent agreement with France, the strategic agreement with the United Arab Emirates, the amendment of the Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement with the United States two years ago and, as I hope, with a new amendment in a few days which will further upgrade the geopolitical imprint of Greece, in the most beneficial way for the national interests “.
Also, as he adds, with the agreements for the maritime regions with Egypt and Italy, as well as with the agreement for referral of the issue in The Hague with Albania.
“The transcendence of the third goal, the intensity of our foreign policy, goes through the deepening of relations with partners in Europe, the Balkans and the Middle East, the broadening of horizons with non-traditional partners in Africa, America, and Asia, as well as active participation in multilateral organizations “, he points out.
According to the Foreign Minister, the agreement with France is “the latest digitization of the mosaic of this architecture”, as it “shields the country from military depictions, is based on common values, such as international law and especially international law of the sea. strengthens the voice of Greece in the European Union, in the UN, in France, and even in NATO “.
“It may be too early to say that this agreement is a historic milestone,” he said.
“However, it is certain that it is an important opportunity for both the foreign and defense policy of Greece, which we must evaluate, with national solidarity, confidence in the country’s capabilities and contribution to the values we have always advocated,” he concludes. The