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The US Secretary of State is expected to meet with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Friday

During the call, Blinken also expressed his appreciation for Turkey’s recent efforts, notably its role in facilitating a U.S.-Russia prisoner swap, which resulted in the release of detained U.S. citizens on August 1

"Over the past few days, we’ve been in constant contact with partners in the region and well beyond. In those conversations, we’ve heard a clear consensus: no one should escalate this conflict."

The Blinken-Gerapetritis meeting is expected to take place on the sidelines of the NATO meeting between April 3-4

The meeting is part of the 5th Strategic Dialogue Greece-United States

Athens has been closely following the situation in the Red Sea and threats to maritime shipping from attacks by the Yemen-based Houthi rebels

According to in.gr, Blinken acknowledged the strong bilateral relations, noting that ties have never been stronger

The meeting will take place in person at the PM's house in Chania, Crete and be followed by a working session

The destination in Greece, the large island of Crete, is where Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be over the coming weekend, and specifically in the western port city of Hania

The visit to Turkey on Saturday reportedly aims to overcome Ankara’s “foot-dragging” over ratification of Sweden’s NATO accession

The executive director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC), Endy Zemenides said the progress of Greek-American relations should not be impeded by the dysfunctional relationship between Washington and Ankara

The Greek side briefed the US Secretary of State on Athens’ positions regarding the Mideast and expressing Athens' concern over a regional spillover of the crisis.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke by phone on Monday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, with the latest developments related to the conflict in Gaza – following the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas against southern Israel – as well as the wider Middle East dominating the conversation. According to a press release […]