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Defence Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos' Order of the Day for the national anniversary of March 25, 1821
Today’s anniversary of the war of national independence, at the same day with the feast of the Annunciation, does not simply serve as a day of commemoration and pride for Greek people’s revolutionary war against the Ottoman ruler but mostly as a symbol and commemoration for what people can achieve thanks to unity and unanimity, when circumstances allow for it and historic duty calls for it.
Statement by the Minister of National Defence Dimitris Avramopoulos for the loss of the Minister of Defence of Cyprus Tassos Mitsopoulos
The loss of my close friend, the Minister of Defence of Cyprus Tassos Mitsopoulos is heavy and multileveled. It is a loss for both the Cypriot people and Hellenism during a critical circumstance for Cyprus, but also for our broader region.
Statements by the Minister of National Defence Dimitris Avramopoulos and Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Avigdor Liberman after their meeting at the Ministry of National Defence
D.AVRAMOPOULOS: I had the pleasure to meet today, here at the Ministry of National Defense, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Israel, an old colleague and always friend of mine, Mr. Avigdor Lieberman, who pays an official visit to our country.
Statements by the Minister of National Defence Dimitris Avramopoulos and the Defence Minister of Bulgaria Angel Naydenov after their meeting at the MoD
D. AVRAMOPOULOS: Today I am pleased to welcome here, at the Ministry of National Defence of Greece, my good friend and counterpart, Angel Naydenov, Defence Minister of the neighbouring and friendly country of Bulgaria.
Statements by the Minister of National Defence Dimitris Avramopoulos and the Defence Minister of Bosnia-Herzegovina Zekerijah Osmic after their meeting at the MoD
D.AVRAMOPOULOS: I had the pleasure today to welcome here at the Ministry of National Defence, my friend and counterpart, Zekerijah Osmic, Defence Minister of the friendly country of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Statement by the Minister of National Defense Dimitris Avramopoulos for Underwater Navy located in Skaramagas Shipyards
The four S/M of the Hellenic Navy named “Pipinos”, “Matrozos”, “Katsonis”, and “Okeanos”, constructed in the Skaramagkas Shipyards come today to the possession of the Hellenic Navy.
Defence Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos' address during the joint meeting of the newly-created Supreme Councils of the three branches of the Armed Forces
The Minister of National Defence, Dimitris Avramopoulos, convoked today a joint meeting of the newly-created Supreme Councils of the three branches of the Armed Forces, as they ensued after the recent evaluations. It is the first time a joint meeting of the Supreme Councils of the three branches took place.
Statements by the Minister of National Defence Dimitris Avramopoulos and the Defence Minister of Montenegro Milica Pejanovic – Djurisic after their meeting at the MoD
D. AVRAMOPOULOS: I am pleased to welcome here, at the Ministry of National Defence, today, my counterpart and friend, Mrs. Milica Pejanovic – Djurisic, Defence Minister of our friendly country of Montenegro.
Defence Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos' meeting with the former Vice President of the Government and former Minister Theodoros Pagkalos
The Minister of National Defence, Dimitris Avramopoulos, met today with the former Vice President of the Government and former Minister Theodoros Pagkalos, from whom he asked to represent the Greek Presidency at the Military Committee of the European Union, meeting on March 12, 2014, in Brussels, and he will do so.
Defence Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos' speech at the 6th European Summit of Regions and Cities
The Minister of National Defence, Dimitris Avramopoulos, representing the Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, and the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso concluded today the works of the 6th European Summit of Regions and cities, organised in Athens on March 7 and 8, 2014, by the Committee of the Regions and the Greek Region of Attica.
Defence Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos' meeting with AJC delegation
The Minister of National Defence Dimitris Avramopoulos received today at the Ministry of National Defence a courtesy visit by a delegation of the American Jewish Committee, headed by the Committee’s President Stanley Bergman and Executive Director David Harris.
Defence Minister Dimitris Avtramopoulos' speech at a Conference on Cyber-Defence in the framework of the Greek Presidency
The Minister of National Defence Dimitris Avramopoulos declared today the opening of the two-day Conference on Cyber-Defence and Cyber-Security, which takes place in the framework of the Greek Presidency of the European Union Council, at Zappeion Megaron and is co-organised by the Ministry of National Defence, the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport & Networks and the Ministry of Administrative Reform & e-Governance.
Key points of Defence Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos’ speech at the European Commission conference on European Defence Industry
• This conference follows the European Council Conclusions adopted on December 2013.