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Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis recently praised former President Donald Trump for steering the world towards greater peace and prosperity. These remarks were shared in an interview with Matthew Boyle, the Washington Bureau Chief for Breitbart News, during the Doha Forum.
While attending the event in Doha, Qatar, Boyle inquired about Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s accurate foresight regarding the successful trade agreement between the European Union and the United States. This deal was seen as mutually advantageous for both parties.
Boyle asked, “Reflecting on those pivotal moments concerning U.S.-EU relations, how do you view Greece’s insight into this development?”
Gerapetritis responded by highlighting the Prime Minister’s exceptional ability to foresee significant changes. “From an early stage, he anticipated the transformative influence the new American leadership would have on Europe and globally,” he explained. He credited President Donald Trump’s leadership with introducing what he termed “a different governance model.”
According to Gerapetritis, this leadership style played a crucial role in encouraging European nations to reassess their foundational principles, thereby impacting the region significantly.
“And I think in some ways it assisted us in order to revisit our fundamentals in Europe, to think how we could be more autonomous, how we could strive into a more thorough policy of economy, how to develop a fair balancing towards the United States. And at the end of the day, this is mutually beneficial, as you say,” he said.
“And to be honest, in the last ten months in Europe, we have changed the way we’re thinking about things. And the interaction with NATO – NATO is also, is also very important to start with. I would say that now there is a different conception about the defense capabilities of Europe. We have developed two major programs maps, which is rearm Europe … in order to enhance our defense capabilities and to be able to develop those capabilities in a form that would deter any potential – aggression,” Gerapetritis continued, before going back to the issue of trade and what the changes spurred by Trump have meant to the world.
“And the truth is that now when it comes to trade – because trade and defense, I think, go hand in hand – I think trade, we have found a very functional formula that is mutual, mutually beneficial, and I think we can work out things,” he continued, explaining that Prime Minister Mitsotakis is “very focused on how to further develop both EU-U.S. relationship, but also U.S.-Greek relationship.” He said that relationship is now at its “highest level” and concluded this is a historic time before lauding President Trump.
“We have to commend on the efforts of the new American administration to actually lead the world towards a more peaceful and prosperous future,” he added.
