Secretary of State Pompeo seen planning Athens visit in October

Even though an official date has yet to be officially set, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will most likely visit Athens on October 6-7, according to reports over the weekend.
The visit is expected to approve a one-year extension to the US-Greece defense pact also known as the Souda Agreement - referring to the use of the Souda naval base on the island of Crete by US forces.
The date has not been officially been set as Washington reportedly wants to hammer out all the details of the visit first.
Pompeo's visit to Athens - along with a possible meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and US President Donald Trump in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly next month - was discussed last week by the Greek premier and US House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey at the Maximos Mansion in Athens.
Although technical...