Not once, but twice, a Turkish journalist tried to extract from the deputy representative of the State Department some words of condemnation of Greece because the Greek foreign minister met the “evil” head of the Libyan army Marshal Khalifa Haftar in Libya.
Both times the answer he received was the same. As the correspondent of ERT in Washington, Lena Argyri, reported, “the Turkish journalist asked the deputy press representative of the State Department how the US sees the meeting of Nikos Dendias with Khalifa Haftar, an alleged war criminal supported by Russia, to get the following answer: “The United States sees Greece as an indispensable partner and key ally in NATO that plays a critical role in defending the alliance’s southeastern flank.”
Although the State Department spokesman noted that he was not aware of the incident, the Turkish journalist came back asking if it is in line with US policy that Greece is supporting Haftar and not the Tripoli government. However, to this question too, Vedant Patel repeated the same answer, adding that Greece helps the US achieve its goals both in the Mediterranean and in Europe.
As he stated, “what I would simply say, as I have no concrete reaction to offer, is that Greece is an essential partner and key US ally in NATO, playing an important role in protecting NATO’s southeastern flank, but also helping USA to achieve their goals both in the immediate Mediterranean region and more broadly in Europe”.
And MEGA and APE – MEP US correspondent Petros Kasfikis fed us with this delightful video.
We thank the Turkish colleagues who, with their questions, highlight the importance of Greece and the strategic nature of Greek-American relations.
pic.twitter.com/dvqSr0NrbX— Petros Kasfikis (@PetrosKas)
November 19, 2022
