France and Greece signed a multibillion-euro defence deal on September 27, 2021, to boost the defence capabilities.

• The defence deal includes Athens’ decision to buy three French warships under a strategy of boosting its defence capacities across the Eastern Mediterranean amid recurring tensions with Turkey.
• President of France Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the defence and security strategic partnership at a joint news conference in Paris.
• Defence partnership between both the countries will increase and intensify cooperation among them in the defence and security sector on the basis of mutual interests.
• It will also help in protect the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity in both the states.

• Under the defence deal, Greece will purchase three French frigates. Frigates would be built by defence contractor Naval Group in Lorient, in western
• Deal also includes an option for acquisition of a fourth frigate.