US ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt referred to the east Mediterranean country as a key ally and a factor for stability in the region and in the fight against terrorism, in comments carried by the state-run broadcaster ERT.
He also expressed a view for a continued NATO presence in the Mediterranean until peace is achieved in war-torn Syria.
Pyatt also cited the importance of the Souda Bay anchorage on the northern coast of Crete as a playing a central role for US naval assets patrolling in the southeast Mediterranean.
