05/18/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/18/2026 06:13
Today, Monday 18 May 2026, the Minister of National Defence, Nikos Dendias, met with the Minister of State for Defence Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mr. Mohamed bin Mubarak bin Fadhel Al Mazrouei.
During the meeting, which took place at the Ministry of National Defence, the two Ministers discussed the further enhancement of the bilateral cooperation between Greece and the United Arab Emirates, as well as regional and international defence and security-related matters.
Furthermore, within the framework of the Agreement on Joint Cooperation in Foreign Policy and Defence, Mr. Dendias and Mr. Al Mazrouei signed a Letter of Intent for the enhancement of the Greece - United Arab Emirates Strategic Defence Partnership, focusing on innovation.
Today's meeting between the two Ministers follows the discussions they had a few weeks earlier, on 31 March 2026, in the United Arab Emirates.