Greece to transfer missile systems to Armenia 

ArmInfo.  Greece intends to transfer Russian-made anti- aircraft missile systems to Armenia. This  was reported by the Greek website enikos.gr. 

According to the source, the leadership of the country's armed forces  is determined to continue the de- Russification of the Greek arsenal  of weapons and to follow the path of radically updating old systems  with new Western technologies. Negotiations with the Armenian side  are in an advanced state. 

We are talking about a list of Russian weapons that were previously  intended for Ukraine. The website's information says that the  strengthening of Yerevan is not a purely Greek initiative, but a  product of cooperation with France, which will also contribute to the  armament of Armenia.

For Athens, strengthening Yerevan instead of Kyiv is a strategic  choice for many reasons. First of all, because of the very close  alliance ties and the common historical heritage added by recent  history, as well as common religious beliefs. Moreover, as the source  notes, a strong Armenia will be an excellent counterweight to the  intransigence of Turkey, which is openly strengthening Azerbaijan,  especially against the backdrop of the events in Nagorno-Karabakh,  which are still fresh. For Greece, the decision to support Armenia is  not a last-minute choice, but a policy that has been systematically  discussed in recent years.

Already, the number of Armenian students in military schools in  Greece has doubled. At the same time, the number of Armenian special  forces training in Greece has also increased, as has participation in  an increasing number of exercises, the latest of which is the  impressive "Olympic Cooperation 24" exercise at the Petrochori  training ground in Xanthi. Servicemen of the Armenian Armed Forces  conducted a live-fire training session with tanks from Greece and  armored vehicles from France, with scenarios simulating situations  that Armenian soldiers may encounter in the field, including in skies  filled with enemy drones.

As for the weapons systems that Greece is ready to transfer to  Armenia, they will not be provided free of charge. We are talking  about the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system, as well as the Tor M-1  and OSA-AK anti-aircraft missile systems. The Armenians have  experience in using them and have the necessary spare parts, the  report emphasizes.