Excellent relationship that Greek-American relations reflect the contacts he had yesterday in 59th Munich Security Conference Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, which, as you know, will receive US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Monday. Mr. Mitsotakis met yesterday with 17-member bipartisan Congressional delegation led by Senator Lindsey Graham. Just with Mr. Mitsotakis and about the upcoming meeting with Mr. Blinken. The bipartisan congressional delegation is mostly made up of people who understand the importance of Greece in the region, while also opposing the unconditional Senate and House tolerance of the Biden administration’s plan to sell F-16s to Turkey.

On Monday evening, Mr. Mitsotakis will host a dinner in honor of Mr. Blinkenand on Tuesday morning, the US Secretary of State, along with his counterpart Nikos Dendias, will open the 4th Strategic Dialogue between Greece and the US.

During discussions and contacts in Munich, Mr. Mitsotakis stressed, according to government sources, Greece’s role as a pillar of stability, peace and security in the region, as a provider of energy security, as a reliable partner and ally. in the new geopolitical landscape that is shaping the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

At the same time, Mr. Mitsotakis spoke yesterday afternoon during the Immigration Debate on “Rebooting Immigration: Moving towards Opportunity” in a panel that also featured the EU Home Affairs Commissioner. Ylva Johansson, Tunisian Prime Minister Najla Boudin Romdhan and Veronica Escobar, member of the US House of Representatives. The Prime Minister is moving steadily towards highlighting immigration as a European problem, which, he says, requires a common solution within the EU. According to the government, this more general line was also confirmed at the last European Council, since there, according to government sources, the key positions of Greece regarding the need to protect the external borders of the EU were recognized. and cooperation with third countries. For Athens, immigration is an issue that, despite the steps taken in recent years at the European level, remains absolutely dependent on the goodwill of Turkey. While no samples are available at the moment, it is clear that the possibility of a refugee pressure following the recent earthquakes is raising thoughts in Athens and Brussels.

With Vucic – Rama

On the sidelines of the conference, Mr. Mitsotakis also had contacts with the leaders of the Western Balkans. In particular, he was scheduled to meet with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama. As is known, Greece is firmly in favor of the European orientation of the Western Balkan states, in fact actively interfering in the affairs of Brussels. In addition, Athens plays an important role in facilitating contacts between Belgrade and Pristina in the context of the Franco-German proposal to resolve differences between the two countries. Last night, after wrapping up his program at the 59th Munich Security Conference, the Prime Minister was about to speak to Greek women in Germany as part of an event organized by the ND as the country goes through an election period.