Greece is now a “bright spot” for the United States in Europe, according to an analysis by the “Wall Street Journal”, which reflects the multidimensional upgrade of relations between Athens and Washington despite the fact that America is turning its gaze to the Indo-Pacific region.
The daily says that while Washington’s relations with Turkey have deteriorated, Greece has emerged as a “new hub for the movement of troops through the Balkans and the Black Sea”. It is also standing on the amendment of the Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement, signed in October, which also added depth to bilateral cooperation.
In the field of economics, the WSJ notes that “American high-tech companies, including Microsoft, Pfizer, Tesla and Amazon.com, have started or announced local investments in the last three years, entering a market that has been overlooked by the US business world for years. ».
“Greece’s diplomatic weight is increasing, while its wounded economy is recovering from the crisis caused by Covid-19,” the WSJ said, adding that this is happening at a time when Turkey and other NATO members are pursuing policies that provoke frictions in Europe and with many Americans. “
In this context, he adds that a few days ago the Congress passed, with cross-party support, a law that further strengthens US support for the upgrade of the Greek armed forces and the role that our country plays for security in the Eastern Mediterranean.
“Greece’s partnership with the United States has never been stronger, more important or more relevant than it is today,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told the WSJ, adding that the prime minister supported the effort. US “for stability in the Eastern Mediterranean, strengthening ties with Israel, Egypt, Lebanon and other Middle Eastern countries.”
In addition to the US investment barrage, the WSJ notes the geostrategic importance of Greece on the energy chessboard, a front where Russia has traditionally played a strong role. “We can say that Greece is the most important US partner in Southeast Europe for energy security and resource diversification,” said US Ambassador to Greece Jeffrey Payat.
The paper points out that US-backed projects help diversify energy sources to reduce the use of lignite and Russian gas. “Offshore gas storage facilities and the one pipeline carrying gas from Azerbaijan – all projects encouraged by Washington, are cutting off Greece’s dependence on Russia,” he said, while at the same time projects for renewable energy sources “.
Greece “is certainly a bright spot in American-European relations. “There is an alignment of interests and a government that focuses on relations with the United States.”
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