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Greece rejects claim that US Ambassador Guilfoyle threatened the government
The Greek government rejected the claim that US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle threatened to bring down the government. Government Spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis said relations with the United States were based on a strategic partnership and that there was no political blackmail over American liquefied natural gas.
The Greek government rejected the claim that US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle threatened to bring down the government.
Government Spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis said at a news conference that there had been no threat against the Greek government. Marinakis said such conduct would be unacceptable.
Marinakis said relations between Greece and the United States had become closer and more stable. He described them as a longstanding strategic partnership based on mutual respect and shared values.
Noting that Greece was a strategic partner of the United States in the energy sector, Marinakis said the government was working to strengthen the country's energy and geopolitical position in line with its national interests. Marinakis also said there was no political blackmail over American liquefied natural gas.
The allegations were linked to Guilfoyle's efforts to promote the use of American liquefied natural gas in the Balkans. The report alleged that Guilfoyle had told Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou that they could bring down the government and had referred to the imminent collapse of the Romanian government.
The allegation stated that, at a dinner in Athens in March, Guilfoyle said they could do this to any country they wanted and that they had the same power in Greece. Papastavrou reportedly replied that the United States could not replace the Greek government.
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