The General Director of National Defence Policy and International Relations (GDNDPIR) of the Ministry of National Defence Dr. Konstantinos Balomenos, held on Wednesday 24 May 2023, a working meeting with the Ambassador of Pakistan to Greece Mr. Muhammad Aamar Aftab Qureshi.

The main axes of the discussion were the latest geopolitical developments, migration, domestic and international terrorism and the strengthening of bilateral defence relations between Pakistan and Greece.
In particular, both sides indicated the intention to take steps to improve the political-military relations of the two countries.

In addition, Dr. Balomenos stated that the violations of the Air Traffic Rules in the Athens and Nicosia FIR by Pakistani warplanes, as well as the violation of Greek territorial waters by a Pakistani vessel in the past, in the context of joint military exercises with Türkiye, do not help the joint effort to improve and deepen relations between Athens and Islamabad.

Concluding, it was noted that the good relationship between Pakistan and Türkiye should not stand in the way of the promotion of bilateral relations between the two countries and the common will was expressed to develop a constructive cooperation between Pakistan and Greece in the defence, economic and diplomatic fields.