PM calls for unity, defense strength after Independence Day parade

Greek subject unit connected armored vehicles sing the nationalist anthem earlier a subject parade to commemorate the start of Greece's 1821 War of Independence against the 400-year Ottoman rule, successful Athens, connected Wednesday. [AP]

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis connected Wednesday praised the country’s equipped forces and called for nationalist unity pursuing a military parade successful cardinal Athens marking the day of the start of the War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire.

“The strong wind that blew today successful Syntagma was a wind of hope, optimism and confidence,” Mitsotakis said successful a statement aft the parade.

He said Greeks watching the lawsuit “could lone consciousness pridefulness for our equipped forces,” highlighting what helium described arsenic an “invisible thread” linking the traditional Evzones statesmanlike guards to modern drone systems displayed during the parade.

Mitsotakis warned that the state faces “extremely turbulent times,” stressing that concern successful nationalist defence “is not a luxury but a necessity” to guarantee information and support Greece arsenic a pillar of stability. He added that Greece besides plays a relation arsenic a “force of peace,” while supporting Cyprus, and made special notation to Greeks successful the diaspora.

Beyond subject strength, the premier curate emphasized the value of unity, saying the state indispensable separate halfway nationalist interests from issues of governmental disagreement.

“Despite challenges, Greece is simply a state that moves steadily and boldly forward,” helium said.