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(28 Sep 2021) France and Greece announced a defence and security strategic partnership on Tuesday.
As part of the agreement, Greece will purchase three French frigates for a an estimated three billion euros according to French authorities.
Two ships are scheduled to be delivered in 2025, the third one in 2026.
The deal includes an option for the acquisition of a fourth ship.
French Defence Ministry spokesperson Hervé Grandjean insisted the deal wasn't a 'compensatory' contract in the aftermath of the diplomatic spat between France and Australia.
France withdrew its envoy to Canberra earlier this month after Australia cancelled a US$66 billion deal to buy diesel-electric submarines from the French, instead choosing to acquire nuclear-powered submarines provided by the US.

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