The Transatlantic Periscope is an interactive, multimedia tool that brings together expert commentary, high-quality media coverage, official policy documents, quantitative data, social media posts, and gray literature. It will provide on a monthly basis a summary of the most important news concerning the Greek-US relations, as reflected in the media. Below you will find an overview for May 2024.
On May 14, the US State Department reiterated the nation’s commitment to the Prespa Agreement. The statement came in response to a question regarding the alleged breach of the Prespa Agreement by North Macedonia’s new President Gordana Siljanovska Davkova, posed by a Greek journalist based in Washington. Silijanovska referred to her country only as “Macedonia” during her oath of office, rather than its constitutional name “North Macedonia”, that is specifically determined in the above-mentioned Agreement, which resolved the decades-long dispute over this nation’s name with Greece.
On May 27, the Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias met with a delegation of the Chicago Council of Global Affairs, headed by President Ivo Daalder and Hellenic American Leadership Council Executive Director Endy Zemenides. The Greek Minister briefed them on the Greece-US strategic relationship, and they also discussed the security situation in the Eastern Mediterranean and Greece’s role in the broader region. On May 28, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with the delegation. They discussed the strategic relationship between Greece and the US, the role of Greece as a pillar of stability and security in the region, as well as issues of regional and international interest.
A bilateral training between the Armed Forces of Greece and the US occurred from 20 to 30 of May in the Attica region. On the Greek side personnel and assets from the Special Operations Air Task Unit (SOATU) of the Special Warfare Command (SWC) participated, while the US personnel came from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (160 SOAR). The aforementioned activity focused on the planning and conduct of aerial special operations and took place within the framework of SOATU’s preparation for its upcoming operational evaluation by the Allied Special Operations Forces Command (ASOFCOM) of NATO in June 2024. Concurrently, the training served preparatory purposes regarding the integration of the newly acquired UH-60M helicopters into the SOATU.
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