Greece wants US military presence in northern Greece, says Foreign Minister Dendias

Athens wants an American military presence in Greece – and in the north of the country in particular – because this serves the national interest, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias told lawmakers on Tuesday.

“We were not doing the US any favors. We are generous towards the country’s interest. We wanted five years and I won’t hide that the government even considered 10. We want the military presence. We did not pretend to be the ones who want the bases the gone… We wanted and we still want a [US] presence in Thrace… We want the US military presence in Alexandroupoli,” he said, describing the use of the northern Greek port by the American military as “one of the most important elements of the agreement.”

Source: ekathimerini.com