The US-Greece Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA), awaiting the ratification of the second amended protocol in the Greek Parliament, will allow Greece to expand its horizons and avoid regressing into fearfulness, Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias said on Tuesday.

After Greece temporarily hosted a pair of U.S. military drones, then Greek defense minister Panagiotis Kammenos said last fall that, “It’s very important for Greece that the United States deploy military assets in Greece on a more permanent base.”