Deputy Defence Minister pays official visit to France

October 17, 2022

The Deputy Minister of National Defence Mr. Nikolaos Hardalias, representing the Hellenic Republic and the Ministry of National Defence, visits Paris to inaugurate the Hellenic Pavilion at the World Naval Defence Exhibition “EURONAVAL 2022”, to be held in the “Paris Le Bourget” Exhibition Centre from 18 to 21 October.

In addition, he will participate in the inauguration ceremony and the scheduled events in the context of the “EURONAVAL 2022” inauguration.

On the sidelines of the exhibition, Mr. Hardalias is expected to have a bilateral meeting with the French Minister of Defence Mr. Sébastien Lecornu, as well as with government officials, heads of companies and actors of the naval defence sector of the participating countries.

The Deputy Minister of National Defence will be accompanied by the Chief/HNGS Vice Admiral Stylianos Petrakis HN, who represents both the Chief/HNDGS General Konstantinos Floros and the General Director of MOD/GDDIA Vice Admiral (ret.) Aristidis Alexopoulos HN.