Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a working breakfast at his residence in Chania with a group of Republican US Senators who participate, among others, in the Committees on Appropriations, Intelligence and Energy of the United States Senate.
The meeting was also attended by the Minister of National Defence Nikos Dendias, while the US side was represented by Senators Jerry Moran, Susan Collins, John Boozman, John Cornyn, John Hoeven and the US Ambassador to Athens, George Tsunis.
During the meeting, they discussed the excellent level of Greek-American relations and Greek-American defence cooperation, as well as Greece’s role as a pillar of stability and security in the wider region.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis placed particular emphasis on the initiatives undertaken by Greece and its role in the development of the Vertical Energy Corridor and the energy security of Europe.
They also exchanged views on international and regional issues, with an emphasis on the latest developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East.
