Greek PM announces arms purchases as tension rises
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- AFP
- Published Date: 07:40 | 12 September 2020
- Modified Date: 07:41 | 12 September 2020
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday announced a "robust" arms purchase programme and an overhaul of the country's military amid tension with Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean.
Mitsotakis said Greece would acquire 18 French-made Rafale warplanes in addition to frigates and helicopters whilst also hiring 15,000 new troops and pouring resources into the national defence industry.