Washington's position, which Donald Trump has expressed many times recently, regarding the cessation of the import of Russian energy by NATO allies, was reiterated by J.D. Vance and Marco Rubio to Hakan Fidan, during their meeting yesterday.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has held separate phone calls with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Palestinian President Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, focusing on the need for stability in Libya and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, respectively.

Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis and his US counterpart Marco Rubio met in Washington on Friday, where they discussed ways to further enhance Greek-American relations.