On Friday, 12 January 2024, the Governmental Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence met under the Prime Minister, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in order to select the new Chief of Hellenic National Defence General Staff, as well as the new Chiefs of Hellenic Army, Navy, and Air Force General Staff.

The Council unanimously selected:

1. Lieutenant General Dimitrios Choupis as Chief of Hellenic National Defence General Staff.

2. Lieutenant General Georgios Kostidis as Chief of Hellenic Army General Staff.

3. Vice Admiral Dimitrios – Eleftherios Kataras as Chief of Hellenic Navy General Staff.

4. Lieutenant General Dimosthenis Grigoriadis as Chief of Hellenic Air Force General Staff.

The outgoing Chief of Hellenic National Defence General Staff, General Konstantinos Floros, is awarded the title of Honorary Chief of Hellenic National Defence General Staff, while the outgoing Chiefs of Hellenic Air Force, Army, and Navy General Staff, Lieutenant General (HAF) Themistoklis Bourolias, Lieutenant General Angelos Choudeloudis, and Vice Admiral Ioannis Drymousis, are awarded the title of Honorary Chief of Hellenic Air Force, Army, and Navy General Staff, respectively.