Meeting of heads of military intelligence in Serbia

Meeting of heads of military intelligence in Serbia

Joint declaration of cooperation was signed today in Belgrade, the head of nine military security, countries of Southeast Europe at a meeting held in the Serbian capital, with the responsibility of the Regional Cooperation Council, under the auspices of the Directorate of Military Intelligence Staff of the European Union (EU).

This is the second meeting of this kind, head of military security services in Southeast Europe. The first was conducted in 2009 in Romania (Bucharest), and the next will be in 2011, Bosnia-Herzegovina.

The meeting was attended by a total of 12 countries, 9 of which - Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Moldova, Montenegro, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, signed the joint declaration, while the remaining three - Albania, Greece and Turkey - are expected to sign on, then the relevant considerations to be made within the competent institutions of each country.

The joint declaration signed on cooperation between military security services of countries of Southeast Europe which are members of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC). The countries that signed the joint statement agreed that we should consolidate and further develop cooperation in all Regarding the security threats and make efforts to improve the exchange of relevant information at the regional level.

The military attaché at the Greek embassy in Belgrade, Brigadier St. Kostopoulos, who participated in the Greek delegation, told ANA-MPA that "it was a good meeting, well organized, which was a useful exchange of views on the threats to security in the region .

He noted further that "the Greek side did mature and effective placements and assistance in matters relating to security in the region." Turkey was represented by the military attaché at the embassy in the Serbian capital.

Military update on the region

Greek navy, inaugurates today the fourth series of Roussen Class (62m Super Vita) Fast Attack Missile Craft


Photo: The 62m Roussen Class fast attack craft for the Hellenic Navy of Greece.

The ship yard produced entirely in the Piraeus (Elefsis), regarded as an important factor in meeting the objectives of protection of maritime borders
of Greece Inaugurated today in the Greek Naval shipyard Elefsis in Piraeus.

The fourth series of Class "Super Vita Fast Ship fighter rocket launchers," "Grigoropoulos", which will have on board with the last 8 missiles Exocet MM Bloc 3, missile of electronic system, which have the radius of action up to 180 km.

Three other ships of the Greek fleet, are equipped with counterparts, MM Exocet missiles, up to 70 km radius of action. According to information from the Ministry of National Defense of Greece, three are other three ships of the same standard, will emerge from Elefsis Cantier by the end of 2011.

MM Exocet Block 3 missile, are manufactured in France and are sold only Greece, on the basis of an accord between France and Greece. Special is that the system of issuing electronic missile is powered by the electronic Greek company "INTRACOM" which is an important partner of NATO.

The fast attack craft has a displacement of 580t fully loaded. The first ship, HS Roussen (P67), was launched in November 2002 and was commissioned in December 2005.

The second, HS Daniolos (P68) was launched in July 2003 and commissioned in February 2006. The third, HS Kristallidis (P69), was launched in April 2004 and commissioned in May 2006.

In September 2003, a contract was awarded for a further two ships, HS Grigoropoulos and HS Ritsos, to be built by Elefsis. HS Ritsos was launched in October 2006


see video of the Hellenic Navy f.a.c,sunk the "Adams Class Destroyer",with two MM exocet, and a torpedo at the end:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMzm3XRiuCQ

Head of Sacra Corona Unita arrested in Albania

30. September 2010. | 09:45

A special operation organized by the Italian anti-mafia and the Albanian General Prosecutor’s Office enabled the arrest of 9 members of the Sacra Corona Unita, which is a Mafia-like criminal organization.

A special operation organized by the Italian anti-mafia and the Albanian General Prosecutor’s Office enabled the arrest of 9 members of the Sacra Corona Unita, which is a Mafia-like criminal organization.

One of the leaders of this organization, Albino Prudentino, was arrested in the city of Vlora. The “Kalipso” coded operation operates in three different states: Albania, Italy and Thailand. 7 members of this organization were arrested in Italy and one in Thailand.

The Prosecutor’s Office of Lecce in Italy had declared all the persons who were arrested as wanted. Meanwhile, two other members of the organization have not been found yet. For the Albanian party, this operation was entrusted to the General Prosecutor’s Office, which, of course, had the support of the State Police and of the Albanian Intelligence Service.

Investigation for the arrest of Sacra Corona Unita’s members had started since 2008. They are charged for international narcotics trafficking, kidnapping and robbery. The Mafia-like criminal organization exercises its activity in the area of Brindisi in Italy.

Albania, Kosovo, FYROM, Bosnia stability, Concerns of NATO

The commander of Allied Command Operations in Europe, NATO (SACEUR), Admiral James G. Stavridis visits Tirana

From September 30 to October 1, 2010, with the approval of the Minister of Defence, Admiral James G. Stavridis, commander of Allied Command Operations, NATO (SACEUR), accompanied by wife and a delegation of 18 personel will pay a visit in Albania.

During his visit to our country, Admiral James G. Stavridis, will hold meetings with Defence Minister, Mr. Arben Imami and Chief of GS, Brigadier General Maksim Malaj, which would discuss issues of interest to the Armed Forces, international security issues, regional and national as well as the contribution of the Armed Forces in missions abroad.

Admiral James G. Stavridis, will hold a courtesy meeting with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania, Sali Berisha, where, at the end of the meeting, will give a press conference and a meeting with the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, Mr. Leonard Demi.

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Washington & Brusseles, Task Force for Albania, Kosovo, Skopje, (Bosnia)

Foreign Western services, NATO, Europol, ecct, need for changes to Albania and Kosovo leaderships

SManalysis

Important news arrive in the region inhabited by Albanians, Tirana, Pristina, Skopje, and Bosnia. Agencies prestigious American and European intelligences, have provided an anti-corruption investigative report, by officials in Washington and in Brussels, in which in detail, have filed corruption scandals of many senior politicians, but also financing Islamic extremists, including paramilitar extremist nacionalist goups, which often supported by the authorities in Pristina and Tirana.

More secret reports, have highlighted the urgent need for investigations of many politicians makers, in Tirana by the executive and the opposition, which recently, have been involved in affairs made public by the media, setting in motion of Task Force of Albania, Prosecution and the Secret Intelligence Service.

The same can be said of Kosovo, where the resignation of President Fatmir Sejdiu, political relations could be reversed, giving a strong hand EULEX to scan for the assistance given by the EU and embezzled by top officials including Prime Minister Hashim Thaci.

Besides the international investigation that resulted efficient by Atlantic - Euro Task Force, which has targeted two other important issues like increasing Islamic influence in the region inhabited by Albanians, and uncontrolled explosion, of an extreme nationalism in Albania and the region, to the neighbor Greece, noticed this recently in Himare.

According to the report, as in Albania and in Kosovo, Fyrom, (Bosnia), seeing the European contribution to bring Albania and Kosovo in the European family, must choose political intellectual resources, which will have the opportunity to manage and be interlocutors in relations with neighbors, especially Kosovo with Serbia and Albania with Greece.

More specifically the governments of Tirana and Pristina should build the vision of the future based on new geopolitical reality, and this fact, needs radical changes including the compositions of the current governments in a spirit of understanding and inter-party coalition and the creation of conditions appropriate to go to uncontested elections, watching it as an element of smoothing that extremist attitudes in the region and to build new relations with the European Union.

Also Tirana, Pristina and Skopje, must commit to develop in April 2011, Census of Population, based on democratic values of the system, with out any nationalistic reference.

Albania update

Socialist Party decides not to vote U.S. aid

The decision was taken by the Socialist Party Parliamentary Group, who are voting conditioned by 3 / 5 of the parliament, with the opening of ballot boxes, a request one year of the Albanian opposition, In this decision, discourages investment and U.S. aid to Albania, Tirana then can occur in the middle of its political crossroads. ...............................................................................................................................................................
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US urges Albanian parliament to adopt law on administrative courts

28/09/2010

TIRANA, Albania -- The US Embassy in Tirana on Monday (September 27th) urged parliament to quickly adopt a draft law on administrative courts, warning that failing to do that would lead to the loss of about 11.6m euros allocated for the process. Adopting the legislation is part of Albania's commitments under the Millennium Challenge Corporation Threshold Agreement Programme, which measures performance in three areas -- Ruling Justly, Investing in People, and Encouraging Economic Freedom. The agreement was signed between Tirana and Washington in September 2008. "Failing to adopt it [the law] will close down administrative courts run by the USAID under the Threshold Programme," the embassy said in a statement, asking authorities to complete the procedure by the end this week. Draft legislation was prepared in February 2009 but has stalled in parliament, as opposition lawmakers keep boycotting votes.

Greek MP of LAOS Ioanis Corantis, asks Foreign Ministry for the declaration of Albanian President Bamir Topi

IOANIS KORANTIS LAOS MP QUESTION: 3533/27-9-2010

To: Foreign Minister Droutsas Subject: Reference to the Agreement on the Continental Shelf with Albania to the International Court of Justice. Albanian President Bamir Topi, in an interview on Voice of America ", referring to an agreement on territorial waters - he said - with Greece, stated:"

Probably there are ways that could be pursued to find a solution, but primarily be taken into account the decision of the Constitutional Court of Albania, which is the guarantor of the Constitution.

One this way, which leads to solving this issue is through the International Court of Justice.

To the Minister: It has been officially to the Greek Government from the Albanian by this proposal?

What are the intentions of the Berisha Government and how it reacts to the thoughts of Albanian President?

LAOS PM Ioanis Korantis
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The fact:

The President of Albania, suggests the International Tribunal for the territorial waters of Greece Albania

Revealing on the issue of delimitation of the territorial waters of Greece Albania was the president of Albania, Bamir Topi during in an interview yesterday, the "Voice of America."More specifically, the Albanian president said that there are several ways which could be followed by Greece and Albania, to resolve the difference between the two countries. As pointed out by the Albanian president should primarily take into account the decision of the Constitutional Court of Albania and one way to solve the problem would be to appeal to the ICJ. the President Topi, notse that the Berisha government initially reached an agreement with the Greek side on the issue of territorial waters, but under pressure from the opposition led by Edi Rama, which the current Greek government had supported the recent national elections, and the negative Decision of the Albanian Constitutional Court, the question remains open.

ESI opinion: France backtracking on EU promise to the Balkans?

By Gerald Knaus and Alexandra Stiglmayer

29 September 2010

On 14 September the European Commission reported that Albania and Bosnia had done all that the European Union had asked them to do to qualify for visa-free access to the Schengen area. This was the official acknowledgement of more than two years of hard work and difficult reforms.

Macedonians, Montenegrins and Serbs have benefited from travel to the EU without any restrictions since last December. All that now separates Albanians and Bosnians from enjoying the same freedom by the end of 2010 are votes in the European Parliament and the Council lifting the visa barrier.

The EU's visa liberalisation process is a great example of EU soft power based on clear conditionality. In early 2008 five Balkan countries received detailed "visa roadmaps" that listed close to 50 benchmarks. The requirements ranged from secure biometric passports to well-protected borders, from new mechanisms to fight organised crime and illegal migration to improved cooperation with European law enforcement agencies. The process has turned the Balkan countries into partners helping protect the EU from external threats...more see:

http://www.esiweb.org/index.php?lang=en&id=481

Balkans Need U.S. Troops Staying in Kosovo, Albania Leader

Says September 28, 2010, By Bloomberg

BY Peter S. Green

Sept. 28 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. must keep troops in Kosovo to ensure peace in the Balkan peninsula as sectarian fervor continues to dog the region’s politics, Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha said in an interview.

Berisha also said he’ll tell Serbian President Boris Tadic on a forthcoming visit to Belgrade that his country must accept a July 22 ruling by the International Court of Justice in the Hague recognizing the legitimacy of Kosovo’s 2008 referendum on independence from Serbia.

“The U.S. military presence is crucial for stability; the risk from nationalists is still real,” Berisha said. “Nationalism hasn’t disappeared from the peninsula.”

Serbia, backed by Russia, has refused to recognize Kosovo’s independence after the referendum and the 1999 North Atlantic Treaty Organization-led bombing campaign that forced the Serbian army and Serbian paramilitary units from Kosovo after a crackdown on ethnic Albanians in what then was a Serbian province.

more see: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-09-28/balkans-need-u-s-troops-in-kosovo-berisha-says.html

Appointments with patriotic background

President Topi and the Chief Prosecutor, Rama, appoint in senior positions, Judge and Prosecutor of Vlora, which unjustly sentenced Vassil Bolanos

In a short time, were appointed to senior positions with two of the lawyers familiar with Albanian patriotism as servants in the region of Vlora: the judge "Bolanos" proposed in the Supreme Court by President Topi, Shkelzen Zelimi and Prosecutor Sokol Malaj to Tirana Top Prosecutor, appointed by the Chief Prosecutor Ina Rama.

The appointments were made after the tragic death occurred in Himara of Aristotle Gumes, by a group of boys from Vlora, which was seen as a reward to "the policies that the Albanian patriotic" undertaken in cases of tension with Greece.

At both appointments, experienced lawyers in Albania, have rejected these "rewards", indicating the deficiencies to the integrity of the two persons filed without professional merit, at high levels.

This is a flagrant example of the use of nationalism to policy interests, for which the Prime Minister of Greece, George Papandreou, described the Albanian nationalism, as supported by state structures.

http://www.gazeta-albania.net/news.php?id=29413
http://216.75.13.41/index/aktualitet/3e235e2a635c2d7f1d405ad334a09bf0.html

Washington & Brusseles, Task Force for Albania, Kosovo, Skopje, (Bosnia)

Foreign Western services, NATO, Europol, ecct, need for changes to Albania and Kosovo leaderships

SManalysis

Important news arrive in the region inhabited by Albanians, Tirana, Pristina, Skopje, and Bosnia. Agencies prestigious American and European intelligences, have provided an anti-corruption investigative report, by officials in Washington and in Brussels, in which in detail, have filed corruption scandals of many senior politicians, but also financing Islamic extremists, including paramilitar extremist nacionalist goups, which often supported by the authorities in Pristina and Tirana.

More secret reports, have highlighted the urgent need for investigations of many politicians makers, in Tirana by the executive and the opposition, which recently, have been involved in affairs made public by the media, setting in motion of Task Force of Albania, Prosecution and the Secret Intelligence Service.

The same can be said of Kosovo, where the resignation of President Fatmir Sejdiu, political relations could be reversed, giving a strong hand EULEX to scan for the assistance given by the EU and embezzled by top officials including Prime Minister Hashim Thaci.

Besides the international investigation that resulted efficient by Atlantic - Euro Task Force, which has targeted two other important issues like increasing Islamic influence in the region inhabited by Albanians, and uncontrolled explosion, of an extreme nationalism in Albania and the region, to the neighbor Greece, noticed this recently in Himare.

According to the report, as in Albania and in Kosovo, Fyrom, (Bosnia), seeing the European contribution to bring Albania and Kosovo in the European family, must choose political intellectual resources, which will have the opportunity to manage and be interlocutors in relations with neighbors, especially Kosovo with Serbia and Albania with Greece.

More specifically the governments of Tirana and Pristina should build the vision of the future based on new geopolitical reality, and this fact, needs radical changes including the compositions of the current governments in a spirit of understanding and inter-party coalition and the creation of conditions appropriate to go to uncontested elections, watching it as an element of smoothing that extremist attitudes in the region and to build new relations with the European Union.

Also Tirana, Pristina and Skopje, must commit to develop in April 2011, Census of Population, based on democratic values of the system, with out any nationalistic reference.

EU parliament vote brings Bosnia, Albania nearer EU visa-free goal

Sep 28, 2010

Brussels - Bosnia-Hercegovina and Albania edged closer to visa-free travel to the European Union's Schengen area, a key EU parliamentarian said Tuesday, as her report in favour of the concession was overwhelmingly approved at committee level.

Visa liberalization is one of the most prized goals for EU neighbouring states. Bosnia and Albania are the last nations in the Western Balkans who are excluded from the privilege, apart from Kosovo, whose contested status means that it is a special case.

'We sent a very strong and positive signal today to the citizens of (Bosnia-Hercegovina) and Albania that the EU is ready to lift the visa requirements,' said Slovenian EU lawmaker Tanja Fajon after a 49-2 vote, with no abstentions in the parliament's civil liberties committee.

Diplomats hope that concessions such as visa-free travel - in return for which the two countries had to significantly step up their border controls - could strengthen pro-EU reformers, especially in Bosnia where elections are due to take place on October 3.

Fajon's report is expected to be endorsed by the entire EU parliament on October 8, leaving the EU's interior ministers to take the final decision on the scrapping of visas in early November.

If agreed, the visa-exemption should start being applied towards the end of the year, officials said.

Turks in the Greek seas - Turkish corvette arrived to Sounio

The Greek Pentagon watched attentively the new challenge of the Turks, who apparently crossed the Aegean undisturbed.

Early in the afternoon the Turkish corvette Peikoz which had sailed Monday from Axaz, from Cape Sounion and this time sailing to Andros within territorial waters.

The Corvette typically perform is safeguarding by a ship of the Greek Navy.

The corvette "Peikoz" sailed from Axaz, passed through the Dodecanese, north of Crete, the Peloponnese and south as far as the Cape Sounion!

Macedonian Police 'To Monitor Radical Islam'

Skopje | 27 September 2010 | Sinisa Jakov Marusic

Macedonia police (archive photo)

Macedonia's police have said they will monitor any possible Islamic extremism in the country following a request for help from the Islamic Religious Community, IVZ.

The statement came on Wednesday after IVZ head Sulejman Rexhepi said help was needed from the state and western embassies to counter radical Islamic groups spreading across Macedonia.

Spokesperson Ivo Kotevski told Balkan Insight: “We are continuously monitoring the situation regarding the spread of radical Islam.

“If there is any relevant suspicion or knowledge of criminal activities, the Ministry of Interior is ready to intervene.”

Imam Ramadan Ramadani, who has been accused by the IVZ of leading and promoting the more extreme Wahhabi teachings of Islam among Macedonia’s moderate Muslims, rejected the claims, saying they were "faulty".

He alleged the IVZ leadership was corrupt, adding if Rexhepi remained as its head, “there is a risk of the IVZ collapsing, which would open grounds for radical groups that would harm the country”.

The IVZ has denied his accusations.

Ramadani controls one of the central mosques in the Macedonian capital of Skopje without the consent of IVZ, and is collecting signatures calling on Rexhepi to quit.

Islam is the second-largest religion in Macedonia after Orthodox Christianity.

Most of the country’s ethnic Albanians, who make up a quarter of Macedonia’s population of more than two million, are Muslims.

Albania, latest update

Nationalist terror in Permeti, against Himara

Even on the football field, no insults were absent, "Down Vassil Bolanos, here is Albania and not Greece" Vasillios Rutsis: "We can not, we need to go to play in the Greek Championship"

A new nationalist terror, is exploded in Permet, a football match in the second category, protesters have turned the match into a political arena against Greece and Himara. There are several dozen "fans" of Permeit team, who exercised violence and pressure against footballers of Himare and judges of the game, so that the game ended in favor of Permet team, which they saw as the team representing Albania, while Himara, representing Greece.

After swearing and termination of the game several times, the coach of the team Himara, the famous footballer of "Flamurtari Vlora" Vassilios Rutsis, said that "the team of Himara, should play football outside borders of Albania, in Greece".

According to the newspaper "Panorama Sport", insults the fans of the game turned into a nationalist political arena against Greece, especially to the Mayor of Himara, Vassllios Bollanos, who was not present at this match.

The scandal events, are filmed and the situation has passed for analysis not only by the Albanian Football Federation but also incurring by experts of NATO, EU and OSCE.

Priština: Sejdiu submits resignation

27 September 2010 | 15:07 | Source: Beta

PRIŠTINA -- Fatmir Sejdiu today resigned from his post of Kosovo president. Beta news agency reports that this came "after the constitutional court said he was in breach of the constitution by remaining at the helm of his party". The office will now temporarily be occupied by the president of the Kosovo assembly until its deputies elect a new president. Sejdiu was elected the first time in 2006 after the death of Ibrahim Rugova. This was his second term in office.

Serb WW1 soldiers honored in Greece

26 September 2010 | 12:07 | Source: Tanjug

THESSALONIKI -- Defense Minister Dragan Šutanovac visited Thessaloniki, Greece, on Saturday, on the the 92nd anniversary of the Macedonian Front breach. Serb and Allied forces were engaged in this World War 1 battle. French, British and Italian military representatives, city of Thessaloniki officials and representatives of World War One societies from Serbia and the Greek association of World War One soldiers also laid wreaths at the Serbian and Allied memorial cemeteries. Šutanovac will visit Polikastro, near Thessaloniki, on Sunday and attend a commemoration for the breach of the Thessaloniki front. Around 21,000 soldiers are buried at the Serbian military cemetery in Thessaloniki. Some 7,000 of those are Serbs. The front was breached in the offensive that started September 15,1918. The operation was completed with the Serbian army reaching the Vardar River, northwestern Macedonia, on September 20. Belgrade was freed on November 1, 45 days after the start of the operation. Around 150,000 Serbian troops took part in the effort. The breach forced Bulgaria to capitulate on September 29. Turkey surrendered on October 30. Austria-Hungary surrendered on November 3, while Germany capitulated on November 11.

The Russian media about the murder of Aristotle Gouma

Extensively covered the case of the murder of Aristotle Gouma from news agencies of Russia but of other countries in the region. Both the tragic events, and the reaction of the Greek Foreign Ministry, the statement of Prime Minister of Albania and the news of the arrest of the suspects has been a central issue of external card.

Characteristics, the correspondent of news agency "RIA Novosti" reports that "a car ran over his motorcycle Goumas" While previously the car "had demanded that do not speak Greek at his shop." Then follows a statement by the representative of the Greek Ministry abroad according to which "the protection of minorities is an obligation of the Albanian government" and the response concludes that "the Greeks in the 3% of the population of Albania.

Russians Sites "Vesta" and "Zakon" Kazakhstan emphasize protests in Himare Day funeral for the victim and the requirement of "take measures to defend the Greek nationality population. The full length of lists and sites «1 news» and «ATP" of Azerbaijan, a country in particular seek to strengthen ties with Albania.

Russian commentators in the popular «mail.ru» emphasizes the indigenous character of the Greek minority, the War of Independence torrent and wonders: "Obama, why silence?.

Finally, the radio station "Magiak" of Moscow reported that "The death he shook the entire Greek national minority in Albania.

"Dangerous Play" of the Albanian politics against Greece

The President of Albania, suggests the International Tribunal for the territorial waters of Greece Albania

Revealing on the issue of delimitation of the territorial waters of Greece Albania was the president of Albania, Bamir Topi during in an interview yesterday, the "Voice of America."More specifically, the Albanian president said that there are several ways which could be followed by Greece and Albania, to resolve the difference between the two countries. As pointed out by the Albanian president should primarily take into account the decision of the Constitutional Court of Albania and one way to solve the problem would be to appeal to the ICJ. the President Topi, notse that the Berisha government initially reached an agreement with the Greek side on the issue of territorial waters, but under pressure from the opposition led by Edi Rama, which the current Greek government had supported the recent national elections, and the negative Decision of the Albanian Constitutional Court, the question remains open.

Albania: No political compromise in sight

The opposition Socialist Party has raised concerns on the lack of will by the governing Democratic Party on resolving the allegations of vote manipulation in last year’s parliamentary elections.

The opposition Socialist Party has raised concerns on the lack of will by the governing Democratic Party on resolving the allegations of vote manipulation in last year’s parliamentary elections.

Socialist leader Edi Rama is on a tour around the country, meeting with his supporters and trying to secure their support to resume street protests.

At the same time Gramoz Ruci, leader of the Socialist parliamentary group and a deputy party leader, said that local elections next May cannot be held unless the previous polls became transparent.

To hold the May 8, 2011 local elections on time and on a regular manner, the Socialist participation is needed in the electoral reform.

The Socialists have boycotted most votes in parliament since they returned to the legislature. They also said there will be no more negotiations with the Democrats to resolve the dispute.

French warship in Thessaloniki for commemoration of breakthrough on WWI Macedonian Front

Τhe French frigate "Surcouf" arrived off the northern port of Thessaloniki on Saturday to participated in events commemorating the breakthrough of Entente forces on the WWI-era Macedonian Front -- Sept. 15, 1918.

A ceremony was held at the Allied cemetery, better known as Zejtinlik, which was attended by foreign and local officials.

According to the French consulate in Thessaloniki, the frigate's visit is held within the framework of excellent French-Greek military ties, particularly naval cooperation, and "highlights the long-time bonds of friendship between the two countries' armed forces, ones dating back to 1821."

The 125-metre, 3,600-DWT FS Surcouf is a F7111-type warship. The commander of the vessel and its 153-member crew is Cmd. Marc Antoine de Saint Germain.