On Monday, 09 November 2026, the Director-General Ambassador a.h. Michel Spinellis, held bilateral consultations with Dr. Arnold Kammel, his counterpart from the Austrian Ministry of Defence. The onsultations were held in the framework of further strengthening the bilateral defence relations between Greece and Austria.

The discussions focused on enhancing bilateral defence and defence- technical cooperation, with particular emphasis on advancing the initiative toestablish a Joint Working Group (JWG) aimed at fostering systematic cooperation in the fields of armaments, the defence industry, research, development, and innovation.

Both parties reaffirmed their commitment to further deepening Greece-Austria defence relations and promoting joint initiatives of mutual interest.