US Secretary of State and Greece’s Prime Minister reaffirm strong ties

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United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Athens, Greece on Monday evening, and met with Greece’s Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, at Maximos Mansion.

This is Blinken’s first visit to Greece in his current role as US Secretary of State.

According to AMNA.gr, Mitsotakis stressed during their meeting that Blinken had arrived “at a time of great challenges,” referring to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

“It is very clear we must convey the message that every form of revisionism, every change of borders through violence, cannot be accepted by the international community of democratic states,” Mitsotakis said.

The Greek Prime Minister also spoke of Greece becoming an energy hub and stressed Greece’s support to Turkey during this month’s deadly earthquake.

For his part, Blinken praised Greece’s role as one of the first to express its support to Turkey, and said Greece plays a leading role in the region, particularly in environmental issues and in promoting the EU accession of Western Balkan countries.

“The United States stands with Greece and supports Greece’s continued leadership in the region,” Blinken said on Twitter.

Both Mitsotakis and Blinken spoke of the strong and strategic ties between the two countries, while Blinken added he looks forward to the deepening of relations between the two peoples.

After this meeting, Blinken will meet on Tuesday with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias to launch the Fourth US-Greece Strategic Dialogue. He will also meet with opposition leader Alexis Tsipras.

Source: Ekathimerini.

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