U.S Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been leading diplomatic efforts to urge restraint from Iran and its allies

The NATO Summit is being held in Brussels on Aprill 3 and 4 and the Greek Foreign Minister has planned meetings with US Sec of State Antony Blinken, Turkey's FM Hakan Fidan and others

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

Washington is stepping up sanctions on companies and individuals involved in a scandal revolving around the illegal spyware

Greek PM confirms visit to Turkey in May

In an interview with Al Arabiya news channel Gerapetritis said that both humanitarian aid as well the possibility of the conflict escalating is of great concern

Asked about possible F-16 sales to Turkey, he said: What we’ve cited is self-evident: that in an alliance, defense systems, aircraft in this case, cannot be used for overflights of Greek islands

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

According to a report by the DC-based correspondent of Greek state broadcaster (ERT), the 'warning' comes after more Turkish “foot-dragging” with Sweden’s bid to join the Alliance