US Ambassador Pyatt calls for stronger defense cooperation

US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt is calling for yet stronger defense and security cooperation between the two countries that will build on recent progress. In an exclusive interview to Kathimerini, the American envoy hailed the "very strong" relationship under the previous government, which he credited for the strengthening of ties in the areas of defense and security.

"Now we have a clear commitment from Prime Minister [Kyriakos] Mitsotakis and his team to move even faster," he said referring to the newly elected conservative chief, noting that "the tempo of our military engagement today is higher than it has been in decades."

As an indication of these ties, he highlighted the "strong" partnership at Souda Bay in Crete, the "important operations of our MQ9s in Larissa" in central Greece, the pace of military exercises and new rotations through Alexandroupoli,...