“HELLENIC DEFENCE INDUSTRY” event

As part of the participation in AUSA 2017 in Washington DC on 09-11 October, the “Hellenic Defence Industry” event took place on Wednesday, 11 October. This event is a part of the constant effort of GDDIA to support the extroversion of the Greek Defence Industry.
The opening remarks of the event were made by the President of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, Mr S. Anastasopoulos. The US Ambassador to Greece Mr Pyatt delivered a speech, which was followed by the speech of The Alternate Minister of National Defence Dimitris Vitsas with the title “Greece as a key player for the sustainable security of the Eastern Mediterranean Region”.
The creation of the AUSA branch in Greece was announced during the “Hellenic Defence Industry” event.
The event was attended by the General Director of GDDIA Vice Admiral (ret.) K. Kyriakidis, executives of Greek Defence Companies, national representatives participated in the AUSA 2017 and distinguished Greek-Americans entrepreneurs.