Another Trump sham and diversion ... US, Greece sign revised defense cooperation agreement

[Denizen]

Greece doesn't have any enemies and its defense capabilities of Greece are the use of sticks and stones.

Why the christ does Greece need a defense cooperation agreement with the USA?

Greece has a population of 10.77 million and declining. There are probably more descendants of Greece living in countries other than Greece, than in Greece itself.

The biggest problems Greece faces is the economic incompetence of its leaders and the wave of illegal immigration unleashed by Uncle Sam's wars in the Middle East.

Greece doesn't need Trump and his Trumpery.

US, Greece sign revised defense cooperation agreement

US, Greece sign revised defense cooperation agreement
ByMATTHEW LEE, AP DIPLOMATIC WRITERATHENS, Greece — Oct 5, 2019, 3:38 PM ET
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, right, shakes hands withU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, following their joint news conference after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Athens, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. Pompeo is in Greece on the The Associated Press
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, right, shakes hands withU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, following their joint news conference after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Athens, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. Pompeo is in Greece on the last leg of a four-nation European tour that has been overshadowed by the impeachment inquiry in Washington. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)more +
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The United States and Greece on Saturday signed a revised defense cooperation pact, which Americans officials described as critical to responding to new security challenges in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
The deal provides for increasing joint U.S.-Greece and NATO activity at Larissa, Stefanovikio, and Alexandroupoli as well as infrastructure and other improvements at the Souda Bay naval base.
"Greece can play an important strategic role here in the region," U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. "This is a dynamic region, with lots going on, lots of change taking place, and we are very confident that together, we can work to ensure that Greece can be a pillar for stability in this region."
Mitsotakis referred to recent attempts by Turkey to drill for gas in waters where Cyprus has exclusive economic rights and European energy companies are already licensed to conduct a search. He said the need for the updated agreement was underscored by actions in the Aegean Sea and the eastern Mediterranean that "question the sovereign rights of Greece and Cyprus, violating international law."
"We've made clear that operations in international waters are governed by a set of rules," Pompeo said later after meeting with his Greek counterpart, Nikos Dendias.
"We have told the Turks that illegal drilling is unacceptable, and we'll continue to take diplomatic action to make sure that we do as we do always: ensure that the lawful activity takes place in every space where international law governs. ... We're working to get ... everyone to de-escalate and find a set of outcomes that are mutually agreeable," Pompeo added.
Two protests were staged in Athens against Pompeo's meeting Saturday. The largest, by pro-communist trade unionists, was attended by 5,000 people, according to local police, and ended outside the U.S. Embassy, where protesters burned American and NATO flags before dispersing.

 

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