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Athens News Agency: News in English, 05-11-01
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[01] Multinational 'Dolphin 05' exercise completed successfully
[01] Multinational 'Dolphin 05' exercise completed successfully
The multinational exercise codenamed "Dolphin 05", organised by Greece
with the participation of almost all "Mediterranean Dialogue" countries
for the first time, was completed on Tuesday with absolute success. The
exercise was aimed at further strengthening cooperation between the
armed forces of the participating countries.
The hypothetical scenario of the exercise anticipated humanitarian aid
being provided for the inhabitants of the island of Gavdos, south of
Crete, following an earthquake measuring 7.8 points on the Richter
scale.
The exercise was watched by Defence Minister Spilios Spiliotopoulos,
National Defence General Staff chief Panayiotis Chinofotis, Air Force
General Staff chief George Avlonitis, the Israeli ambassador to Athens
and mlitary delegations from the countries participating in the
exercise on board the Israeli corvette Lahav.
Spiliotopoulos said that Greece organised the exercise with the
"Mediterranean Dialogue" countries "so that we can prove once again
that cooperation and understanding between governments and countries is
what secures the prosperity of peoples", adding that this cooperation
will proceed with the holding of more exercises.
The ambassador of Israel to Athens expressed his satisfaction over the
undertaking of the relevant initiative by Greece.
Forces from Israel, Egypt, Algeria, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia
participated in the exercise. The purpose of "Dolphin 05" was to
jointly train forces from the countries participating in humanitarian
aid operations.
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