Saudi Arabia: Athens faces uncomfortable questions over arms deal


Issue 1049 - 30 Nov 2017 | 1 minute read

Greek defence minister Panos Kammenos is fighting for his political survival after opposition MPs called on him to account for a failed deal to sell surplus missiles to Saudi Arabia. The deal was negotiated using Greek national Vassilis Papadopoulos as a middleman, in apparent contravention of Greek law.

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