National Guard Chief, Lieutenant General, Emmanouel Theodorou, participated this week in the DEFEA Conference 2026, held in Athens. He also visited the Supreme Joint War College in Greece, where he presented to the students the mission, organisation, work, and activities of the National Guard, according to a press release issued by the Ministry of Defence.
The National Guard Chief, the press release said, participated on May 5, in the DEFEA Conference which took place in Athens under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of National Defence.
‘During the conference, the Chief held meetings with the leadership of the Hellenic Armed Forces, during which current regional and international developments were discussed, with emphasis on their implications for security and stability in the region,’ the press release noted. At the same time, it added, he had the opportunity to exchange views with representatives of the Greek, Cypriot, and international defence industries and to receive updates on developments and emerging trends in the field of defence technology.
It is noted that among those attending the conference were Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides, Greece’s Minister of National Defence, Nikos Dendias, European Commissioner for Defence and Space, Andrius Kubilius, and NATO Deputy Secretary General, Radmila Shekerinska.
On Wednesday, May 6, Theodorou visited the Supreme Joint War College in Greece, where he presented to the students the mission, organisation, work, and activities of the National Guard, according to the press release.
‘During his address, he focused on the emerging security challenges developing in the Eastern Mediterranean as a result of recent developments in the wider Middle East region,’ it said. At the same time, ‘he stressed the need to develop strategic thinking and highlighted the importance of the continual adaptation of defence planning in order to respond effectively to the rapid geopolitical changes taking place,’ the press release concluded.