Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias welcomed, on behalf of the Greek government, the US-Greece Defense and Interparliamentary Partnership Act of 2021 voted by the US Senate on Wednesday.

Closely watched legislation foreseeing a significant boost in US support for Greece’s military modernization was passed by Congress on Wednesday, with the draft bill now needing only US President Joe Biden’s signature to become federal law.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met today, in a very warm atmosphere, with the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the United States Senate, Senator Robert Menendez, who is paying a visit to our country for contacts with the state and political leadership on the occasion of the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the beginning of the Greek Revolution. The chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the United States Senate, Senator Robert Menendez, characterized Greece as a factor of strategic cooperation, during his meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Maximos Palace.