Close defence cooperation with the United States and NATO is a shield that offers deterrent power to Greece, Senator Robert Menendez said during the "Delphi Economic Forum" in Washington. The senator referred in detail to all the recent steps that have substantially upgraded defence cooperation between the two sides and work to the benefit of both Greece and the USA.

Tayyip Erdoğan's deals with Greece on a daily basis, while he consistently lets loose barbs against the United States as well.

The Turkish opposition is harshly criticizing Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his presence oat the NATO Summit, while noting that "you're always changing views and policies and you may even become Mitsotakis' best man".