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Meeting between Trump and Greek PM: Mitsotakis raises issues of Turkish provocations, Trump remained silent
The Greek Prime Minister wanted to focus on Greek-Turkish issues, but the agenda had changed dramatically following the assassination of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani - ordered by Donald Trump. And that was evident in the media questions when the two leaders came on camera: Of the fourteen queries, only two concerned Greece, while nine had to do with the crisis in Iran and two more referred to the issues facing the American president.
Washington expresses dissatisfaction with Greek-Chinese relations
As has been known for a long time, but especially after Donald Trump's arrival in the White House, Washington's real villain is not Vladimir Putin's Russia, but China, which, after its economic expansion, is beginning to implement its military. program to assert world hegemony.
If Washington has something to complain about to Athens, in view of the Greek Prime Minister's visit to the White House, it is the development of Greek-Chinese relations. Relations that each Greek government has taken steps forward as it is considered - and rightly so - are upgrading its position in the region and helping to boost its economy and boost its tourism.
Washington, in fact, is pushing the European Union to refrain from using and participating in Chinese 5G, and is calling on Athens to do the same. Indeed, this is one of the prerequisites of the White House for Donald Trump's greater support for Greece during the Prime Minister's visit on Tuesday night, while also touching upon the visit of the US Vice President to our country and meeting. with Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Athens, of course, will continue to develop its relations with Beijing, as it is already it has scheduled a meeting of the Greek Prime Minister in China, this time in Shanghai.
The ministers accompanying PM Mitsotakis to Washington
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is in the United States, and is expected to meet at the White House today with US President Donald Trump.
The Prime Minister in the United States is accompanied by the following ministers:
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias,
Minister of National Defense, Nikos Panagiotopoulos,
Minister of Development Adonis Georgiadis,
Minister of Education Niki Kerameos,
Deputy Foreign Minister in charge of Economic Diplomacy and Outsourcing Costas Fragogiannis
and Deputy Prime Minister and government spokesman Stelios Petsas.