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Athens close to purchasing Naval Group frigate to mend ties with Paris

The Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias and his French counterpart Sébastien Lecornu in Athens on 14 April 2025. © Louisa Gouliamaki/Reuters

The Greek defence minister visited the French shipyard on Wednesday 4 June for a meeting which could prove crucial for mending Franco-Greek ties, which cooled after Paris approved the sale of MBDA missiles to Athens's arch-rival Turkey earlier this year. [...]

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