State Department: Greece anchor of stability in East Med and Western Balkans

Washington is cultivating Greece as "an anchor of stability in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Western Balkans," said Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Wess Mitchell, in a speech at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, in which he outlined the Trump administration's strategy in Europe.

Mitchell also expressed Washington's opposition to Turkey's rhetoric and policies towards its neighbors that are close friends and allies of the US.

He said the US is working to put the pieces in place for a stronger, long term US strategic presence in eastern Mediterranean, and in that context Washington views Cyprus as "a vulnerable state that needs greater western attention while continuing the process toward a bizonal, bicommunal federation."

As he highlighted the important role of the transatlantic partnership in guarding the peace, order, and...

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