The General Director of National Defence Policy and International Relations (GDNDPIR) of the Ministry of National Defence, Ambassador a.h. Michel Spinellis, together with representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS), met on 5 December 2024, in the Armed Forces Officers Club, with a delegation from the Swiss Ministry of Defence.
The purpose of the meeting was to acquire information from the Swiss side, in its capacity as outgoing non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), on lessons learned and best practices on issues Swiss officials had to address during their two-year mandate. In addition, reference was made to the changes they performed to the structure and organisation of the Ministry of Defence in Switzerland, in order to meet the requirements of the duties in question.