The Deputy Minister of National Defense Mr. Nikolaos Hardalias yesterday Sunday 6 and today Monday 7 November 2022 he was in Evros, where he visited Formations, Guard Posts and Observatories of the Army, in the area of ​​responsibility of the 2nd Army Corps.

Specifically, Mr. Hardalias, today Monday November 7, accompanied by the Commanders of the 1st Army Lt. Gen. Angel Chubby and of the 4th Army Corps (4th SS) Lieutenant General Ioannis Cioplomoved by road along the Greek-Turkish land border in the Areas of Responsibility of the XII and XVI Mechanized Infantry Divisions and visited the Bridge that connects Greece with Turkey, the “KIPON”, “126”, “DILOFOU”, “PYTHIOU BRIDGE” Patrol Posts and the “GREEN DOOR” Observatory, where, among other things, he inspected the deterrent barrier and the new electrification project.

He also went to the Headquarters of the XVI Mechanized Infantry Division in Didymoteicho where he was informed about the current activities of the Formation and to the headquarters of the Unified Border Control and Surveillance Center (EKEES) in Nea Vyssa Orestiada where he was informed about the actions, procedures and means of surveillance of the our borders.

On Sunday November 6, the Deputy Minister of National Defense held a working meeting with the Commanders of the 1st Army Lt. General Angelos Houdeloudis, the 4th SS Lt. General Ioannis Tsioplo and the subordinate Formations in the 4th SS, in Alexandroupolis.

During his stay in Evros, Mr. Hardalias met with the Mayors of Alexandroupolis Mr. Ioannis Zabuki and Didymoteichos Mr. Romulus Hatziyannoglou.

The Deputy Minister of National Defense stated: “Our borders inaccessible, our executives in an extraordinary degree of alertness with a uniquely high sense of duty and devotion! Our country is shielding itself, it remains strong and a protagonist, a pillar of stability in the region. We don’t stop, we keep going…”