ATHENS: The prime ministers of Greece and Macedonia will meet this week despite a major weekend protest against efforts to resolve the long-standing name dispute between the two countries.
A government spokesman in Athens said Prime Ministers Alexis Tsipras of Greece and Zoran Zaev of Macedonia will hold talks Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Despite protests in both countries, the two government started talks at the United Nations last week aimed at finding a compromise in the next six months.
Greece wants Macedonia to change its name — adding a modifier like ‘New’ or ‘North’ — to clarify that it has no claim on the neighboring Greek province of Macedonia.
On Sunday, tens of thousands of protesters joined a rally in northern Greece against the proposed compromise.
Greek, Macedonian leaders to meet despite protests
Greek, Macedonian leaders to meet despite protests
Greece, Israel to cooperate on anti-drone systems, cybersecurity, Greek minister says
- Greece and Israel operate an air training center on Greek territory
- Greece last year approved the purchase of 36 Israeli-made PULS rocket artillery systems
ATHENS: Greece will cooperate with Israel on anti-drone systems and cybersecurity, Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said on Tuesday after meeting his Israeli counterpart in Athens.
“We agreed to exchange views and know-how to be able to deal with drones and in particular swarms of unmanned vehicles and groups of unmanned subsea vehicles,” Dendias said in joint statements with Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz.
“We will also work together in order to be ready to intercept cyber threats.”
With strong economic and diplomatic ties, Greece and Israel operate an air training center on Greek territory and have held joint military drills in recent years.
Greece last year approved the purchase of 36 Israeli-made PULS rocket artillery systems for about 650 million euros ($762.52 million). It has also been in talks with Israel to develop an anti-aircraft and anti-ballistic multi-layer air and drone defense system, estimated to cost about 3 billion euros.
“We are equally determined regarding another critical issue: not to allow actors who seek to undermine regional stability to gain a foothold through terror, aggression or military proxies in Syria, in Gaza, in the Aegean Sea,” Katz said.
Dendias and Katz did not say who would pose drone, cyber or other threats to their countries. But Greece and Israel both see Turkiye as a significant regional security concern.
