The Prime Minister received members of the House of Representatives at the Maximos Palace – Report on the recent trip to the USA and the results of the NATO summit
The Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met in the afternoon at Maximos Palace with members of the United States House of Representatives visiting Greece led by the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Gregory Meeks, in the presence of the US Ambassador George Tsunis.
During the meeting, bilateral relations were reviewed, which are at an excellent level, and ways to further strengthen the Greek-American cooperation, which has already been upgraded in the last three years, were examined.
The importance of the Prime Minister’s recent visit to the USA and his speech to a joint session of the House and Senate, to Congress, as well as the renewal of Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreementwhich, among other things, highlights the strategic importance of Alexandroupolis.
The Prime Minister referred to the government’s reform work and pointed out that Greece has left behind the years of crisis, is a reliable and stable partner and ally, a pillar of stability, peace and security in the wider region of the eastern Mediterranean, the Balkans and south-eastern Europe .
The two sides exchanged views on the results of the Summit NATO in Madrid and expressed satisfaction for the clear messages of condemnation of revisionism and commitment to the principles of International Law. In this context, the Prime Minister analyzed the challenges in the eastern Mediterranean to the American parliamentarians.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis also focused on the comparative advantages presented by Greece as an investment destination and transit hub, with an emphasis on energy, especially Renewable Sources, transport, shipping and tourism.
The following is the entire dialogue between the Prime Minister and Mr Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives, Gregory Meeks, at the beginning of the meeting:
Kyriakos Mitsotakis: It is a pleasure to see you again so soon after our meeting in Washington.
I would like to thank you once again for the kindness and hospitality you extended to me when you welcomed me to the Congress. It was a very important moment for me but also an important moment, I believe, for the country. And I believe that your visit is a great opportunity to fully understand what is happening here, but also to see the progress the country has made, to reaffirm its strategic importance and the very strong and long-standing cooperation between our two countries. Welcome.
Gregory Meeks: Thank you. It is my great pleasure to be here with you. And I would like to express my great satisfaction at your visit to the United States, at a critical juncture, and the speech you made before the US Congress. I have been in Congress for 24 years. The message you sent that day, in the times we live in and given the relationship between the USA and Greece regarding the question of democracy, which unfortunately – in 2022 – faces risks, was extremely important.
So thank you for the welcome and for your message to members of Congress.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis: I would also like to acknowledge the great work your Ambassador is already doing in Greece. One gets the feeling that it has been here for years and that it has adapted very well, which does not surprise us at all.
Gregory Meeks: From a “technical” point of view it has indeed been here for years.
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