The Hellenic Navy (HN) (Greek: Πολεμικό Ναυτικό, Polemikó Naftikó, abbreviated ΠΝ) is the naval force of Greece, part of the Greek Armed Forces. The modern Greek navy has its roots in the naval forces of various Aegean Islands, which fought in the Greek War of Independence. During the periods of monarchy (1833–1924 and 1936–1973) it was known as the Royal Navy (Βασιλικόν Ναυτικόν, Vasilikón Naftikón, abbreviated ΒΝ).The total displacement of all the navy's vessels is approximately 150,000 tons.The motto of the Hellenic Navy is "Μέγα το της Θαλάσσης Κράτος" from Thucydides' account of Pericles' oration on the eve of the Peloponnesian War. This has been roughly translated as "Great is the country that controls the sea". The Hellenic Navy's emblem consists of an anchor in front of a crossed Christian cross and trident, with the cross symbolizing Greek Orthodoxy, and the trident symbolizing Poseidon, the god of the sea in Greek mythology. Pericles' words are written across the top of the emblem. "The navy, as it represents a necessary weapon for Greece, should only be created for war and aim to victory."...............The Hellenic Merchant Marine refers to the Merchant Marine of Greece, engaged in commerce and transportation of goods and services universally. It consists of the merchant vessels owned by Greek civilians, flying either the Greek flag or a flag of convenience. Greece is a maritime nation by tradition, as shipping is arguably the oldest form of occupation of the Greeks and a key element of Greek economic activity since the ancient times. Nowadays, Greece has the largest merchant fleet in the world, which is the second largest contributor to the national economy after tourism and forms the backbone of world shipping. The Greek fleet flies a variety of flags, however some Greek shipowners gradually return to Greece following the changes to the legislative framework governing their operations and the improvement of infrastructure.

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

The visit of Samaras in Russia .. . [2657]

Step by step the visit of the leader of the Greek opposition A.Samara in Russia

Newsbomb.gr.,, 26 / 01 / 2012 - 08:44

Ending today, the three-day official visit of President of the Southwest, Antonis Samaras , in Moscow to meet with Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill and President of the company GazProm Mr Alexei Miller .

Step by step the visit Samara in Russia

Yesterday the leader of the Greek opposition met in Kremlin with the head of the Presidential Office, former Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov and the chairman of the Upper House and former ambassador in Athens Valentina Matvienko, two contacts which took place in a very hot climate.

Wednesday afternoon, the President of the Southwest, attended and welcomed a large Greek-event director Constantinos Charalambides homogeneous in the Conference Center of the Cathedral Church of Christ dedicated to crypto, an initiative embraced by prominent and numerous Russian and Greek artists, including The famous actor Alexei Petrenko, the composer Evanthia Remboutsika, the orchestra of folk instruments Zikina the Byzantine Choir "Chanting Workshop." The event was attended by, Pontus origin, famous cosmonaut Theodore Giourtsichin.

"Need for strengthening of Greek-Russian relations"

In a series of statements to the media representatives, Mr. Samaras tried to send out the message that in a moment of great trial for the Greek people, finds himself in Moscow, with initiatives for economic cooperation at all levels: energy, tourism, exports, but mainly to attract Russian investment in Greece with the target rather than the casual-but the long-term cooperation between Greece - Russia.

Moreover, in his interviews to Russian media, the president of the New Republic pointed out that: "The Greek-Russian relations are not at the level that could and should, hence objective LD, conditional upon the governance of the country in upcoming elections, is to change existing negative data, starting from energy cooperation with Russia, "adding that projects such as the oil pipeline Burgas - Alexandroupolis either suspended or have stalled, will try to unblock it again putting a priority any form of major projects that facilitate transport of energy supplies in Greece and Europe in general and passed by the Greek territory contributing to the development of our country and secure energy supplies to Europe.

Samaras, identified more specifically, opportunities for cooperation in:

Energy transfer
Broader infrastructure
Transport
Travel through residential investment
Shipping through investment in marinas
Export of vegetables

The "weapon" of Orthodoxy and the case ... Ephraim

Antonis Samaras, in addition to economic cooperation and investment, puts the deep spiritual content, which should be used and promoted Greek-Russian relations, highlighting the strong ties between the peoples of Greece and Russia, which are linked through the history, common culture and orthodoxy, and wants to revive the relations cooled after the arrest of Abbot Ephraim was very popular in Moscow.

Speaking even a Russian news agency, estimated that the Vatopedi used to topple the previous government of New Democracy and that two committees of inquiry of the Greek Parliament investigated the case without finding the slightest incriminating evidence in any way, nor to "harm the public interest" or for "political money flow."

"The exit from the eurozone is not a solution"

Referring to the Russian economic crisis, Mr. Samaras made it clear that "the exit from the eurozone is not a solution would be a very bad and disastrous development for Greece. And immediately in the medium term ", and stressed that if given the opportunity for growth in Greece, to be competitive and extroverted, if given the opportunity to exploit the large and hitherto untapped competitive advantages, including mineral and property may present a real developmental leap.

Making specific reference to the negotiations said that PSI "is an absolute priority and a key to make the Greek debt is" sustainable ", that is so, so as to enable the service in the future.

I hope that this will happen very soon. Then, of course, we must roll up our sleeves and work hard. But there must be some light at the end of the tunnel. "

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