The importance of Greece and Cyprus’ role in the new US strategy for the southeastern Mediterranean was highlighted in a debate organized by the American-Hellenic Institute (AHI) in Washington on “the importance of pillars of stability in a sea of instability”, ANA reports.
Speaking of an “arc of instability” that stretches across Southeast Europe, American-Hellenic Institute President Nikolaos Laryngakis referred to Turkey’s role in the region as destabilizing, underlining that its actions undermine Washington’s interests in a critical geopolitical region.
“[The U.S.] cannot send mixed messages and have double standards. If we cannot defend our beliefs in a country such as Turkey, which is a NATO member, we will not have any credibility in countries such as Russia, Iran or China,” Laryngakis pointed out.
At the same time, he welcomed the fact that U.S. foreign policy no longer sees Greece and Cyprus in relation to Turkey, but recognizes their independent strategic value.
Greece’s role in the security of the Southeast Mediterranean will continue to grow steadily in the coming years, according to the White House correspondent for Newsmax.com, John Gizi.
As he explained, President Erdogan’s Turkey has turned into an unpredictable factor that inspires uncertainty. For the American journalist, the decline in Ankara’s credibility comes at a time when Washington is looking for reliable and capable regional partners who can share some of the responsibility for security in their geographic region.
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