Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is currently speaking in Parliament in the context of the discussion of the bill for the “Ratification of the Second Protocol Amending the Mutual Defence Cooperation Agreement between the Governments of the Hellenic Republic and the United States of America”. Watch live:

Some of the key points of the Greek PM are that the agreement:

Added value for the country and is the geopolitical investment in our country.

At a time when the US is turning to the Indo-Pacific, they are upgrading their presence in Greece.

The agreement includes the explicit commitment that the US presence will have a strategic role in the region.

Our country is treated by the allies as an equal and consistent ally. This means that if necessary we will ask for consistency and solidarity from the allies.

The agreement with the USA affects not only the Defence but also the Economy. It upgrades Greece, as a whole.

Greece is a crucial link in the new energy map.