In an atmosphere of already close bilateral relations, the US and Greece inaugurated their “Strategic Dialogue” in Washington on December 13.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Georgios Katrougalos headed the high-level interagency delegations, which discussed five pillars of the close bilateral relationship.  It is difficult to pinpoint specific “deliverables” emerging from this encounter and about which much had been written and circulated in the Greek media, but this is simply the start of a bilateral process which should encompass governments of both sides in the coming years in a continuing process of deepening ties.

 

Unquestionably, times are good

There is no debate that Greek-American bilateral relations are excellent. The focus of almost all US Government information and media work in Greece over the last month has been to highlight the US-Greece Strategic Dialogue as the next step in a year of steadily improving relations, accompanied by a narrative that bilateral relations are at, or close to, their historic zenith.

 

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