Geoffrey Pyatt

The second session of the program by the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) on the US elections is taking place online on Monday, from 5.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

The United States, "at the highest levels," welcomes Greece's decision to acquire the American-made F-35 fighter jet for its air force, US Ambassador to Athens Geoffrey Pyatt said in an announcement on Monday.

Turkey's illegal actions in the Eastern Mediterranean and the need to safeguard regional stability were at the center of a telephone call Thursday between Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and US Senator Robert Menendez, the former said in a tweet.

Greek cheeses have been exempted from US tariffs imposed on European Union agricultural products, according to the Ministry of Rural Development and Food on Thursday

The Minister of Rural Development and Food, Makis Voridis, expressed his satisfaction over the decision to the US Ambassador in Athens, Geoffrey Pyatt in a telephone conversation.

The Turkish Embassy has successively posted three tweets aiming at those who "give bad advice" to Greece.

It is not enough - and sometimes misleading - to refer to generalities in international law, especially if one embarks upon professing on matters involving others.

— Turkish Emb. Athens (@TC_Atina) June 8, 2020

Speaking of upcoming investments in Elefsina and Alexandroupoli, US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt has stressed that American companies are ready to co-produce new frigates for the Hellenic Navy.

The US State Department has called the Turkey-Libya memorandum of understanding (MoU) relating to maritime zones "provocative and unhelpful."

Answering a question posed by the Hellas Journal website, a State Department spokesman noted that the agreement cannot affect the rights or obligations of third states such as Greece.

The US embassy in Athens will not be hosting its annual Independence Day celebration in July, in line with Greek regulations enacted to counter the spread of Covid-19, Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt said on Tuesday.

In a letter, the ambassador expressed the hope that the two countries would be able to celebrate their 200-year friendship at the event of 2021.

The US embassy in Athens will not be hosting its annual Independence Day celebration in July, in line with Greek regulations enacted to counter the spread of Covid-19, Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt said on Tuesday.

In a letter, the ambassador expressed the hope that the two countries would be able to celebrate their 200-year friendship at the event of 2021.

The Russian Embassy in Athens on Thursday reacted to comments by US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt who said that problems in bilateral relations between NATO allies Greece and Turkey would benefit Moscow.

"The comments made by the American ambassador to Athens… are nonsense," the Russian Embassy tweeted in Greek.