“In these five years, the confidence that Greeks have in themselves has changed, but also the confidence that the country enjoys from the United States.” That said the US Ambassador to Greece, Jeffrey Payat in the context of the 7th Delphi Economic Forum. In fact, he estimated that with the end of the war in Ukraine, the role of Greece will be particularly upgraded in NATO.
In particular, regarding the Ukrainian crisis, Mr. Payat stated: On February 24, it became clear that “a period of Putin’s review is beginning.” It is clear that we must work together for the Ukrainian people to prevail against totalitarianism and the state of power, and to continue to build the relationship between our peoples. “.
As he stressed: “We will be very tough in imposing sanctions on Putin and we will be uncompromising for any country that bypasses sanctions on the economy or technology.”and pointed out: “Within a few weeks, the Russian president has taken the Russian economy back 30 years. “He will lose and no one will want to be on Putin’s side once he loses.”.
Sanctions in Turkey for the S400 will not change
He added: “The sanctions imposed on Turkey over the acceptance and purchase of the S400 are still in force today and will not change.”
The American ambassador also referred to the confidence that the country has regained in terms of investments, saying characteristically: “While five years ago we were discussing whether the Greek economy will collapse, today we are talking about very important investments”.
Mr. Payat pointed out the excellent relationship between Greece and the USA in terms of climate issues and referred to the terrible fires of the summer in both Greece and California.
The US ambassador made special reference to energy issues, congratulating the Mitsotakis government for its activities in this field. “Who would have expected that Greece would play a leading role in this field,” he said, emphasizing the recent inauguration of the photovoltaic park in Kozani.
“We continue to cooperate in the fields of energy. Greece strengthens relations with Egypt, Israel, UAE, India. “This is an arc where our interests coincide and we can build a climate of trust,” he said, adding that the goal, he said, is to find non-Russian gas sources.
Mr. Payat also referred to the important projects concerning TAP, Revythousa, Alexandroupolis, as well as the projects of common interest with Northern Macedonia and stressed that we support the work done with Egypt and Cyprus for the electrical interconnections. “We will work on all issues with converging interests,” he clarified, while praising the government’s efforts for digital transformation, with the spearhead of the competent ministry.
Regarding the geostrategic relationship between the two countries, Mr. Payat stressed: “Everyone must recognize the progress that has been achieved in recent years with Greece. We are building trust, and we are strengthening the Armed Forces of Greece “, he said and repeated:” The relations are independent and very different compared to the previous five years “.
Concluding, Mr. Payat said: “It was a great privilege to be ambassador to Greece at a time of challenge, during which Greece re-emerged as a strong voice of democracy,” as the US ambassador completes his term next month.
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