EastMed Act improves US-Greece military cooperation, Risch says

The EastMed Act improves US military cooperation with Greece and establishes areas of cooperation such as energy security in the region, Jim Risch, chairman of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, said in an interview with Parapolitika newspaper on Saturday.

Specifically on the military cooperation, the US Senator said it increases US military training for Greek soldiers and US funding for military equipment so that Greece can continue to "build" its army and respects its commitments to NATO.

He also said the Act upgrades US relations with its allies in the Eastern Mediterranean, removes the long-standing arms embargo in Cyprus.

"The EastMed Act enhances the already excellent level of cooperation," he said it a statement quoted by the state-run news agency ANA-MPA. 

"It is critical for the US to have a common and committed ally like Greece in...

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