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PM Mitsotakis’ upcoming visit to the US: What's on the agenda?

Later this month Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be in Washington, DC, and he is arriving with a full agenda that includes the global impact of the war in Ukraine, regional energy developments, and Turkey’s provocations in the Aegean. Meanwhile, the foreign ministers of the 3+1 scheme, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, held a virtual meeting on Monday, while Prime Minister Mitsotakis visited the UAE on Monday. Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis to talk about the agenda leading up to Prime Minister Mitsotakis’ visit to the US, and analyze these latest diplomatic developments.

Read Vassilis Nedos’ latest for Kathimerini here: 

Greek PM to travel to US with full agenda

Tank dispatch to Ukraine conditional

Foreign ministers of 3+1 scheme to meet via video call on Monday

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Greece, UAE agree joint investments in energy, other sectors

FM attends ‘3+1’ virtual conference

Cyprus pitches regional firefighting hub to Israel, Greece

Turkish lira hits weakest level since mid-December

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