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Undersecretary of State Clark Cooper is expected to travel to the US base in Souda.
In the Pentagon It was on Thursday afternoon (10/14), accompanied by the United States Ambassador Jeffrey Payat, the US Under Secretary of State. Clark cooper. The visit of the US official in charge of political and military affairs is related to the Turkish challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Undersecretary of State Clark Cooper is expected to travel to the US base in Souda and also to Cyprus. It is noted that Cooper will not visit Turkey, which is indicative of the annoyance caused by Erdogan’s movements in the United States.
Cooper will meet senior political and military officials in Athens and then travel to Crete, where he will visit the Souda naval base.
The State Department announcement
«In Greece, from October 14-18, Deputy Foreign Minister Cooper will hold consultations with senior political and military officials in Athens on efforts to promote peace and stability, from the eastern Mediterranean to the Balkans. Subsequently, Undersecretary of State Cooper will visit the Souda Naval Base, one of the key sites in the defense cooperation between the United States and Greece, where the expanded Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA) promotes our growing cooperation with Greece. and the Allies. in NATO».
