Defence minister meets commander of U.S. Army Europe in Athens
National Defence Minister Panos Kammenos on Monday received the commander of the United States Army Europe (USAREUR) Lieutenant General Frederick (Ben) Hodges in Athens. During the meeting, they discussed issues concerning bilateral Greek-U.S. cooperation for regional security.
The meeting was attended by the head of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff (HNDGS) Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis, Hellenic Army General Staff (HAGS) chief Lieutenant General Vasilios Tellidis and the U.S. Ambassador in Athens David Pearce.
It had been preceded by a one-on-one meeting between Admiral Apostolakis and Lt. Gen. Hodges, who is carrying out an official visit to Greece.
