By Angelos Athanasopoulos
In a move, charged with weighty geopolitical significance that can lead to a further strategic upgrade of Greece in US geostrategic planning, Democratic Senator and Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations Bob Menendez today tabled an Act designed to further bolster US-Greece military cooperation.
According to information obtained exclusively by
To Vima, the US-Greece Defense and Inter-Parliamentary Partnership Act of 2021 does not merely underline the significance of US-Greece military cooperation.
It calls for specific actions such as backing and approving a Greek purchase of 5th generation F-35 fighter jets [Lockheed Martin] and offering Greece loans to procure new weapons systems, which is exceptionally important as regards the upcoming purchase of the Hellenic Navy’s new frigates.
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Washington [US], April 2, (ANI): US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin III spoke with his Greek counterpart Nikos Panagiotopoulos to reaffirm a mutual commitment to security in the Eastern Mediterranean and NATO's Southern Flank, the Defence Department said in a release on Thursday.
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Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos briefed his U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin on Thursday about Turkey’s behavior in the Eastern Mediterranean since 2020.
Prior to the phone call, which reportedly took place at Austin’s request, the U.S Secretary of Defence had also talked with his Turkish counterpart, Hulusi Akar.
Austin spoke with Panagiotopoulos to reaffirm the strong and deepening security partnership between their two countries.
The Secretary also offered congratulations to the Greek Minister on the Bicentennial of Greece’s Independence celebrated on March 25.
Secretary Austin thanked Panagiotopoulos for hosting U.S forces at Souda Bay in Crete and expressed appreciation for Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis’ visit to the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier on March 23.