Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with a bipartisan delegation of the United States Congress on Friday, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference (MSC).
MUNICH (ANA/ S. Mourelatos) Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis intends to highlight Greece's role as a pillar of stability, peace and security in the region, a provider of energy security and as a reliable partner and ally in the new geopolitical landscape that is emerging after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, during his contacts at the 59th Munich Security Conference that begins here on Friday, government sources said.
US Senator Bob Menendez, who chairs the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, has green lighted the sale of Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 fighter jets to Greece, he told the Delphi Economic Forum in Washington.
Turkey has accused the U.S. of favoring Greece and losing its “neutrality” if Congress approves the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Greece and opposes Turkey’s F-16 purchase.
Turkish media have taken aim at Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the head of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (GEETHA) Konstantinos Floros, accusing Greece of arming itself because it is preparing for war.
"Greece's provocative actions and its increase in armaments only increase tensions," said the Security Council of Turkey in its statement, which concluded on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. It lasted three hours and 40 minutes and he main topic was Greece.
