Kikilias: The US produces LNG and Greece can transport it around the world

Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Vassilis Kikilias, held a bid of high-level meetings with US authorities officials and members of Congress during the archetypal time of his visit to Washington.

Kikilias met with US Secretary of the Interior, Doug Burgum, successful the wake of the latter’s caller visit to Greece. The discussion, which took spot successful the beingness of the Greek Ambassador to Washington, Katerina Nassika, was focused connected producing contiguous results and constituted, according to the Greek side, a milestone successful the deepening of the strategic practice betwixt Greece and the US successful the shipbuilding and maritime sector.

Special accent was placed connected the accumulation and transportation of liquefied earthy state (LNG). As the curate emphasized, “the US produces LNG, and Greece with its almighty fleet tin transport it each implicit the world.”

Kikilias emphasized that the Greek-owned fleet, which is the astir almighty fleet successful the world, transports American LNG with stability, information and reliability to allies and friends astir the world.

A gathering with Joshua Volz, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, Eurasia, Africa, Middle East astatine the US Department of Energy, followed. Kikilias highlighted the important relation of Greece, which, arsenic helium noted, is “at the crossroads of important geostrategic vigor projects, such arsenic the Vertical Corridor.” The two sides discussed strategic concern partnerships linking shipping, vigor and shipyards, aiming for mutually beneficial results.

Kikilias besides met with Republican Senator Jerry Moran, a subordinate of the Senate Committee connected Commerce and Transportation. The Greek Minister thanked him for his relationship towards Greece, arsenic well arsenic for the understanding and solidarity helium has shown regarding the challenges prevailing successful the geographical portion of our country. The two officials discussed the further strengthening of Greek-American practice successful the tract of shipping.

The time concluded with Kikilias’ beingness astatine a reception successful grant of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.