Trump: Mitsotakis an outstanding leader who has achieved higher Greek growth rates

On his part, President Trump spoke in the warmest terms about Prime Minister Mitsotakis' recent visit to the United States, describing Mitsotakis as an outstanding leader who, through reforms, has contributed substantially to accelerating Greek growth rates.

The US president referred to the excellent, exceptionally strong and historic relationship between the two countries, which is reinforced by recent positive developments in military, economic and strategic affairs.

Finally, Trump praised Greece's role as a pillar of stability in the Eastern Mediterranean, expressed his strong support for the developing Greece-Israel-Cyprus relationship, and noted that the recently ratified US-Greek Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement confirms the commitment to a stronger security relationship.