The Alternate Minister of National Defence, Panagiotis, Rigas, represented on Monday, 25 March 2019, the government during the events on the occasion of the National Day of 25th March that were held in Mytilini. The Alternate Minister of National Defence, after the end of the parade, visited the Hellenic Navy ships – the Coastal Patrol Boat TOXOTIS and the Gunboat POLEMISTIS – and exchanged greetings with their crews.