The meeting of the leaders of the European Land Forces in Athens has ended
The 7th Summit of European Land Forces Chiefs with the participation of 28 European Army Chiefs of Staff and the US-Europe-Africa Command (USAREUR-AF) took place from 9 to 11 November in Athens.
As announced by the General Staff of the Army (GS), the beginning of the meeting was announced by the Deputy Minister of National Defense, Nikos Hardalias, the greeting was addressed by the Chief of the General Staff of National Defense (GEETHA), General Konstantinos Fitos. , Lieutenant General Charalambos Lalousis.
Also, speeches were made by the Deputy Minister of Education and Religions, Angelos Syrigos, the honorary head of GEETHA, general e.a. Michael Costarakos, the honorary chief of the General Staff of the National Guard, general e.a. Elias Leontaris, the executive director of the Institute of International Relations of Panteion University, Konstantinos Filis, the associate professor of Comparative Politics of Panteion University Maria-Eleni Koppa, the chairman of the Board of the Hellenic Builders Association (Amyntikos) Of the German Land Forces, Lieutenant General Alfons Mais, of the Netherlands Lieutenant General Martin Wijnen and of Romania Major General Iulian Berdilă.
The main topic of the summit, which was held for the first time in Greece, was the challenges faced by European soldiers and how to deal with them.
Issues such as the rapid development of technology and its impact on combat capability and the survival of land forces, humanitarian crises such as migration / refugee flows and addressing them as challenges to stability and security, and climate change as a threat were discussed.
The focus was on issues such as the development of Army dogmas and tactics, the demographic and cultural impact on the finding and impact of high quality factors and the impact of these factors on the expansion of the Land Forces, and the replica of the coronavirus pandemic in the sectors of defence. and security.
On the sidelines of the meeting, the Chief of General Staff, Lieutenant General Charalambos Lalousis, held bilateral meetings with the Commander of the US-Europe-Africa Command (USAREUR-AF) General Christopher Cavoli, as well as with his counterparts from France, General Pierre Schill, Great Britain, General Mark Carleton-Smith and Estonia, Major General Palm Veiko-Vello.
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