(LIVE STREAM) US SEC. OF STATE MARCO RUBIO MEETS GREEK PM MITSOTAKIS
Tuesday afternoon US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to arrive in Athens ( footage ) as the second leg of his trip to Iceland ( presser ), Greece and Portugal. Defense and energy cooperation are topping the agenda. Tomorrow Marco Rubio will participate in the ongoing US-Greece Strategic Dialogue and have a bilateral meeting with his Greek counterpart George Gerapetritis. At 19:00 hours Rubio will be received by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Shipping will also be at the forefront given Greece’s leading role in this critical part of the global trade equation. Greece has one of NATO members highest defense spending. Athens has positioned itself as a reliable partner in the turbulent region of the EastMed, as well as a pillar of stability in Southeast Europe.
