President Reuven Rivlin visited the Salamis Naval Base on Wednesday accompanied by Israeli Naval Commander Vice Admiral Eli Sharvit, Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos, and Chief of Staff Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis. The President was welcomed by an honor guard and a 21 gun salute.
The Greek Chief of Staff thanked the President for his visit which he noted was of great importance, as it marked the first such visit by a head of state. During the visit the President heard of the cooperation between the naval forces of both countries, and toured the Gulf of Salamis where the historic battle took place in 480 BC between the Greeks and Persians.
"t is a great honor for me to be here at the Greek naval base, on a unique maritime site. The events that took place have changed the face of world history”, the President said and thanked his hosts for their warm welcome.