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Renewal of Greece-US defense agreement to advance security and stability in the East Med

The United States and Greece signed an extension of the Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA) on Thursday, renewing their agreement for five years with an understanding that from then onward, it would remain in place indefinitely. The MDCA will boost defense cooperation between the two countries, including further investment in bases operated by the US military in Greece. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and US Secretary of State, who signed the agreement, were meeting in Washington for the third round of strategic dialogue between the two NATO allies. Lena Argiri joins The Greek Current with the latest analysis from Washington, DC.

Lena Argiri is the DC Correspondent for ERT - the Greek Public Broadcasting Company.

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Deal with strong US guarantees

Alliances are just part of strategy

Greece, US expand defense pact in face of Turkey tensions

Turkey plans military action against Syrian Kurdish YPG if diplomacy fails

Erdogan threatens fresh military campaign in Syria

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