The importance of US-Greece cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean was at the centre of a phone call between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis on Wednesday.According to a State Department statement, Rubio reaffirmed the strength of the bilateral relationship between the US and Greece, highlighting in particular cooperation in defence, energy, law enforcement and technology. He also thanked Greece for its role as a steadfast NATO ally.

With Athens-White House relations having gone through phases of instability, the Greek government, with the simultaneous presence of ministers Giorgos Gerapetritis and Stavros Papastavros in Washington, seeks to keep channels open and strengthen strategic cooperation with the US, investing in defense, energy and a geopolitical role.