10月7日，雅典讯——美国国务卿马尔科·卢比奥周三表示，作为“强大的北约模范盟友”，希腊与美国即将启动两国执法机构间的反恐信息共享机制。
ATHENS, Oct 7 - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that "strong and model NATO ally" Greece and the United States are launching new counterterrorism information sharing between their law enforcement agencies.
在对雅典进行正式访问期间，卢比奥指出，希腊正面临大规模移民潮及人口贩卖所带来的严峻安全挑战。
During an official visit to Athens, Rubio said Greece was particularly exposed to the threats posed by mass migration and human trafficking.
卢比奥与希腊外交部长乔治·杰拉佩特里蒂斯共同对记者说道：“为共同应对这些威胁，我们很荣幸宣布签署新的谅解备忘录，从而设立联合安全项目，进一步促进两国执法机构间的反恐信息交流。”
"As part of our efforts to combat these common threats to our nations, we're proud to announce a new memorandum of understanding establishing a joint security program to strengthen the counterterrorism information sharing between our respective law enforcement agencies," he told reporters alongside Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis.
作为美国的重要北约盟友，希腊为维护东地中海地区的安全提供了关键的军事设施，同时还在牵头执行欧盟的红海商船护航任务。
Greece has been an important NATO ally to the United States, offering key military facilities to safeguard security in the Eastern Mediterranean, and it leads an EU maritime mission to protect commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
根据双方发布的联合声明，卢比奥与杰拉佩特里蒂斯共同主持了自2018年起举行的第六轮美希战略对话。双方一致同意“深化防务合作、促进贸易投资发展并增进文化交流”。
Rubio and Gerapetritis presided over the sixth round of a US-Greece strategic dialogue that began in 2018 in which the sides agreed "to deepen defense ties, bolster trade and investment, and promote cultural ties," according to a joint statement. Greece, it said, would receive $4 billion to support a long-term defense plan to increase interoperability between the two militaries and to "explore future opportunities for defense industrial base cooperation."
声明还指出，美国将向希腊提供40亿美元的资金支持，用于实施长期防务计划，以提升两国军队的协同作战能力，并“探索未来在国防工业领域的合作机遇”。杰拉佩特里蒂斯表示，若霍尔木兹海峡地区能实现和平，希腊愿与美国携手合作，提供海上援助。
Gerapetritis said that Greece was willing to cooperate with the United States and offer maritime aid in the Strait of Hormuz if there is a viable peace process there. Rubio stood by US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle after US senators expressed concerns over allegations that she had threatened that the US could use its influence to undermine the Greek government.
此前，有美国参议员对美国驻希腊大使金伯利·吉尔福伊尔涉嫌威胁称美国可动用影响力干预希腊内政的指控表示担忧。对此，卢比奥力挺吉尔福伊尔，并回应称：“简而言之，美国驻希腊使馆工作成效显著，我们的大使是一位非常出色的外交使者。”
Asked if her conduct was in compliance with State Department ethics, Rubio said: "Suffice it to say, our embassy here is doing a great job. Our ambassador has been a strong ambassador here."