The Deputy Minister of National Defence, Nikos Hardalias, is making a four-day official visit to the Republic of Korea. The visit will last from today Sunday 4 to Wednesday 7 September.

As announced, the visit comes at the invitation of his South Korean counterpart, Shin Beom Chul, to participate in the International Conference of Deputy Ministers of National Defence “Seoul Defence Dialogue 2022”.

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Deputy Minister of National Defence, Nikos Hardalias, will hold bilateral meetings with Minister of Defence, Lee Jong-sup, Minister of Patriots and Veterans, Park Minshik, Minister of Defence Acquisition, Eom Donghwan, and Deputy Minister of Defence, Shin Beom Chul, of the Republic of Korea as well as counterparts from other states.

He will also sign a memorandum of understanding with Defence Acquisition Minister, Eom Donghwan, between the Defence Acquisition Program Administration of the Republic of Korea and the Ministry of National Defence on defence industry and logistics cooperation.

During his stay in Seoul, the Minister will meet with His Eminence Metropolitan of Korea, Most Reverend and Exarch of Japan Ambrose, at the Metropolis headquarters, Saint Nicholas Cathedral.

Furthermore, Mr. Hardalias will visit the new Memorial to the Greeks fallen in the Korean War, after its relocation, as well as the Korean War Museum where he will lay a wreath at the wall of remembrance dedicated to the Greek participation in the Korean War and to 196 fallen Greeks.

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