The Alternate Minister of National Defence Dimitris Vitsas had a meeting in the Ministry of National Defence on Friday, December 9, 2016, with Ambassador Susan Elliot Civilian Deputy to the Commander and Foreign Policy Advisor in U.S. European Command, who was accompanied by the Ambassador of the United States in Athens Geoffrey Pyatt. During the meeting they discussed issues of mutual interest regarding the cooperation between the two countries and the situation in the wider area.