×
GreekEnglish

×
  • Politics
  • Diaspora
  • World
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Cooking
Tuesday
20
Jan 2026
weather symbol
Athens 8°C
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • World
  • Diaspora
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Mediterranean Cooking
  • Weather
Contact follow Protothema:
Powered by Cloudevo
> Politics

PM Mitsotakis speech on the ratification of the Greek-American defence agreement – video

It will upgrade Greece, he said

Newsroom May 12 12:33

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is currently speaking in Parliament in the context of the discussion of the bill for the “Ratification of the Second Protocol Amending the Mutual Defence Cooperation Agreement between the Governments of the Hellenic Republic and the United States of America”. Watch live:

Some of the key points of the Greek PM are that the agreement:

Added value for the country and is the geopolitical investment in our country.

At a time when the US is turning to the Indo-Pacific, they are upgrading their presence in Greece.

The agreement includes the explicit commitment that the US presence will have a strategic role in the region.

>Related articles

PM Mitsotakis: “I am both a politician and a technocrat, I have a four-year contract with the people”

Unveiling at the Greek Pentagon, the competition for the Unknown Soldier, and Mitsotakis’ message on the superiority of the Hellenic Air Force

Mitsotakis: Attends the Divine Liturgy of the first Resurrection in Tinos 

Our country is treated by the allies as an equal and consistent ally. This means that if necessary we will ask for consistency and solidarity from the allies.

The agreement with the USA affects not only the Defence but also the Economy. It upgrades Greece, as a whole.

Greece is a crucial link in the new energy map.

Ask me anything

Explore related questions

#PM Mitsotakis#US-Greek Mutual Defence Agreement
> More Politics

Follow en.protothema.gr on Google News and be the first to know all the news

See all the latest News from Greece and the World, the moment they happen, at en.protothema.gr

> Latest Stories

Karystianou insists, “nor have they thought about why a couple is led to abortion” and attacks the media.

January 20, 2026

Mitsotakis to Tasoulas: I bring you news of turbulent times – Let us avoid the worst in EU–US relations

January 20, 2026

Greece revokes asylum from Palestinian who celebrated the massacres in Israel alongside Hamas terrorists

January 20, 2026

“Greenland US territory from 2026”: Trump’s new message, dressing it in the flags of America and Canada

January 20, 2026

Broken tracks under scrutiny after deadly train collision in Spain: Death toll reaches 40

January 20, 2026

The Left in shock over President Maria…of Niki (Lord have mercy), Brussels eats up Davos, “for sale” signs in IT, Marios shops from Attica

January 20, 2026

Record number of retirement applications in 2025: January, July, and September saw the most filings — The three reasons behind the mass exit

January 20, 2026

Kurds of Northern Syria: Is being a reliable ally out of fashion?

January 20, 2026
All News

> Politics

Karystianou insists, “nor have they thought about why a couple is led to abortion” and attacks the media.

She speaks about distortion of what she said and calls for a public dialogue “on the real social causes that lead thousands of women to this extremely difficult decision”

January 20, 2026

Mitsotakis to Tasoulas: I bring you news of turbulent times – Let us avoid the worst in EU–US relations

January 20, 2026

Greece revokes asylum from Palestinian who celebrated the massacres in Israel alongside Hamas terrorists

January 20, 2026

Political storm over Karystianou’s statement on abortions: The reactions, the “camps,” and the relatives

January 20, 2026

Opinion Poll: New Democracy Rises to 30.2%, Leading by 16.8 Points — Karystianou draws from Hellenic Solution, Niki, SYRIZA, and Plevsi

January 19, 2026
Homepage
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY COOKIES POLICY TERM OF USE
Powered by Cloudevo
Copyright © 2026 Πρώτο Θέμα