France–Greece relations
Greece-France sign mutual defence pact, major arms procurement deal
French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis this morning announced an historic mutual assistance defence pact and the signing of a deal for Greece to buy Belharra frigates, which will substantially upgrade the force of the Hellenic Navy.
Macron, Mitsotakis announce mutual defence pact, Greek procurement of French frigates
French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis this morning announced an historic mutual assistance defence pact and the signing of a deal for Greece to buy Belharra frigates, which will substantially upgrade the force of the Hellenic Navy.
PM Mitsotakis and French President Macron announce Belh@rra frigates deal (watch live)
Greece agreed to buy 3 French Belh@rra frigates
Greek officials salute ex-French leader as ‘ally of Greece’
Greece's President, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister hailed the role of former French leader Valery Giscard d'Estaing in championing European integration and his support for Greece's accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) on the announcement of his death on Wednesday at the age of 94.
Watch live: President Hollande to meet with PM Tsipras
French President Francois Hollande will meet shortly with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on the second day of his visit to Greece.
The meeting takes place just a few hours after Mr. Hollande had expressed his support for the Greek debt issue.