In The Hague is Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who participates in the NATO summit.
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The Greek position at the NATO summit
The Greek prime minister comes comfortably on the issue of increasing defense spending of the Member States of the Alliance.
Mr Mitsotakis has long recognized the law of Mr Trump’s observation dating from the middle of his first term, although the war in Ukraine has changed the data in practice.
In his today’s intervention at the Summit, Mr Mitsotakis is expected to underline Greece’s stability and credibility as an ally, as he kept the NATO defense spending commitment (2% of GDP) even in the difficult years of the economic crisis, contributing significantly to the capacity of the world.
Mr Mitsotakis will refer to recent developments in the Middle East, while stressing that Greece spends 3% of its GDP on defense as it faces multiple security challenges.
And thus belongs to the hard core of the countries of the alliance that have exceeded the current 2% commitment and is in the 5th place of NATO countries in terms of defense spending on GDP. The prime minister is still mentioned in the country’s 12 -year equipment program of 25 billion euros.
Mr Mitsotakis is expected to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney On the sidelines, possibly with other leaders, although no official tet-a-tete is planned with Turkish President Erdogan.