Kalafatis: Greece-US relations are stronger than ever

Bilateral relations between Greece and the USA are stronger than ever and the two countries are strengthening their transnational cooperation in areas of common interest, emphasized the Deputy Minister of the Interior (Macedonia – Thrace), St. Kalafatis tonight, at the Greek-American Chamber of Commerce’s pie cutting.

“It is a pleasure and an honor to be with you today. The Hellenic American Chamber consistently serves the cooperation and synergies between Greece and the United States of America on the basis of traditional relations of friendship and cooperation. On the basis of common principles and values ​​that constitute the “bridge” that brings the two countries closer in trade and investment, tourism and energy” said Mr. Kalafatis and added: “It is a common belief that today the strategic relations between the two friendly and allied countries are stronger than ever. we have succeeded in the last period and we expect them to become even narrower all the time.

We proved it with the signing and approval by the Greek Parliament of the Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement. And our belief is strong that Northern Greece and in particular Alexandroupoli, as a new pole of bilateral strategic cooperation, but also as a gateway for natural gas from the Middle East to Europe, can play a catalytic role in further strengthening bilateral relations”.

Mr. Kalafatis added that the good relations between the two countries were also confirmed by the reception of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis by US President Joe Biden and the results of their talks, as well as by the “fervent applause of his historic speech” in Congress and continued: “Greece is changing. Faced with the uncertainty and risks that the new year holds, our country, in recent years, has become increasingly powerful, economically, geopolitically and defensively. It can thus ensure growth rates three times the European average condition, to drastically reduce unemployment, generate new wealth and support the economically weak”.

Mr. Kalafatis referred in particular to Thessaloniki and the wider region of Northern Greece, which as he said is becoming a “transportation and energy hub”, as well as the role of the government and YMATH in this perspective of further upgrading the cooperation with the countries of of the Balkans and Southern Europe and underlined: “Thessaloniki is already turning into an attractive HUB of investments in digital technologies with the trust shown by global giants, such as Cisco, Pfizer, Deloitte, Deutsche Telekom and recently Google”.

Mr. Kalafatis also referred to the Agenda for Thessaloniki 2030, with more than thirty infrastructure projects, but also to the actions of the development law and added: “We are strengthening and expanding even more our excellent international relations in areas of common interest. Greece and the United States States of America, we move forward with optimism to our common future. Happy New Year to one and all.”

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