Mitsotakis Says Trump Visit Will Strengthen Greece-U.S. Ties

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece expects an upcoming sojourn by President Donald Trump and voiced enactment for U.S.-led diplomacy aimed astatine easing tensions with Iran.

Speaking to Breitbart News connected the sidelines of the Delphi Economic Forum, Mr. Mitsotakis said relations betwixt Athens and Washington person “never been closer” and described Greece arsenic a unchangeable state astatine a clip of crisp determination uncertainty.

Mr. Mitsotakis said a woody betwixt the United States and Iran could assistance reconstruct stableness and calm vigor markets, though helium stressed that preventing Iran from obtaining atomic weapons remains a priority.

He said existent efforts should absorption connected diplomacy and de-escalation alternatively than confrontation.

The premier curate besides said Greece is pursuing greater vigor autonomy done earthy state exploration with U.S. companies ExxonMobil and Chevron, with probe acceptable to statesman successful aboriginal 2027.

He urged Europe to follow a much realistic vigor modulation that includes state alongside renewable sources.

Mr. Mitsotakis said the situation involving Iran could besides accelerate the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, oregon IMEC, by pushing Gulf states and Israel toward person practice if determination is advancement connected a lasting solution successful Gaza.

He said helium was looking guardant to Mr. Trump’s sojourn and predicted the president “will person a precise bully time” successful Greece, arsenic the 2 countries grow practice successful defence and the economy.