Dendias at the 4th Economic Conference of “N”: We have the best anti-Bayraktar drone system, Centauros

Everything that is built astatine the ministry is built with backstage donations, not with Greek taxpayer money, said Minister of National Defense Nikos Dendias, during a treatment with the manager of naftemporiki.gr Michalis Psilos, successful the discourse of the 4th Economic Conference of Naftemporiki held astatine the Zappeion Mansion.

He besides expressed his gratitude to Evangelos Mytilineos for the donation regarding the facade of the Ministry of Defense and focused connected symbolism, speaking astir the modernization of the Armed Forces.

Asked astir German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit to Ankara and Turkey’s defence reinforcement, helium said that helium was not going to tell Germany however to behaviour its overseas policy. However, arsenic helium stressed, the subject aspirations of the Western world bash not lucifer those of Ankara.

He stressed that “recently it has tried to circular disconnected corners”, but added that “the Islamic attack connected the portion of the Turkish authorities is not decreasing”.

Dendias emphasized that “President Erdogan has managed to transform Turkey, helium has made immense leaps, but the question that the Western world indispensable reply is whether the absorption helium has fixed Turkey is compatible with the interests and values of the West.”

He besides noted that Turkey has so sold Bayraktar drones to galore countries, however, arsenic helium said, “we person the champion anti-drone system for Bayraktars, the Centauros.”

In fact, helium mentioned that there is involvement from 2 countries to acquisition the Centaur system.

In effect to a question from Michalis Psilos astir Turkey’s efforts to unafraid European taxpayers’ money, helium said that for the financing of 100% of Turkish products by SAFE, the regularisation does not acceptable a unanimity requirement. “However, there is simply a committedness from the Commission to unanimity. I see it self-evident that the Commission will support the commitment,” helium stressed.

“What the Prime Minister is saying is the self-evident. How will a state that has expressed a menace of war enactment successful a European fiscal instrument?” helium asked.