WASHINGTON, D.C. – At odds with the ruling Radical Left SYRIZA’s policies, Defense Minister Panos Kamenos said Greece should extend the Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA) with the United States from one year to five years, or even more
The leader of the pro-austerity, far-right, marginal, jingoistic Independent Greeks (ANEL) is a junior partner in the coalition led by SYRIZA which has strong anti-American and anti-NATO elements, including Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
Speaking March 23 during an event at the US Congress organized by the Greek American Institute, Kammenos said he was in the US to meet with Secretary of Defense James Mattis on March 24 and “discuss the extension of our defense cooperation, not just for one more year, but for the next five or 10 years,” it was reported by Kathimerini.
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