US, Greece expand defence ties amid Mediterranean tensions

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WASHINGTON: Greece on Thursday (Oct 14) expanded a defence agreement with the United States days after ratifying a separate deal with France in a tacit signal to Turkey following high tensions. The agreement signed in Washington marks a deepening of US relations with a longstanding European ally, despite a

WASHINGTON: Greece on Thursday expanded a defence agreement with the United States days after ratifying a separate deal with France in a tacit signal to Turkey following high tensions.

Greece will also allow a greater US troop presence in sites including Alexandroupolis - a port near the Turkish border - as well as the key US hub of Souda Bay in Crete. "Greece is committed to resolve disputes with diplomacy and always in accordance with international law," he said. Turkey denounced the French deal, saying the goal was the"isolating and alienating of Turkey instead of cooperation."

In a new effort to ease European concerns of being sidelined, Blinken announced in a separate meeting Thursday with EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell that the two sides would establish consultations on the Indo-Pacific.

 

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