,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ia  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #cj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,bilirakis 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,c>olyn  
,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york7 submitt$ !   
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs           
,,resolution  ,reaffirm+ ! robu/        
commitm5t ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives to
 ! importance ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,greek  
/rategic p>tn]%ip4  ,:]eas1 on ,decemb] 
#ac1 #bjah1 ,secret>y ( ,/ate ,mi*ael   
,pompeo & ,greek ,alt]nate ,m9i/] =     
,=eign ,affairs ,georgios ,katr\galos   
laun*$ a /rategic dialogue & reaffirm$ !
 importance ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,greek    
relation%ip2 ,:]eas hi/ory1 security1   
comm]ce1 & %>$ democratic values und]p9 
a close relation%ip betwe5 ! ,unit$     
,/ates & ,greece2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 & ,greece h a dual int]e/ 9 _m conc]ns1
 includ+ indep5d5t en]gy supply s\rces &
 national security1 p>ticul>ly giv5 !   
/rategic geographic location ( ,greece2 
,:]eas ,greece is play+ a key /abiliz+  

role 9 a turbul5t wid] region & is a    
reliable1 tru/wor?y1 pr$ictable1 & /able
 ally & p>tn] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 promot+
 crucial regional syn]gies & coop]ation1
 includ+ ) respect to ,cyprus & ,israel2
 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,greece       
enc\rage & support fund+ = excess       
armam5ts to bol/] ,greek national       
security2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates &      
,greece coop]ate ext5sively )9 ! ,nor?  
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization         
7,,nato71 :]e ,greece has consi/5tly    
committ$ an excess ( #b p]c5t ( its     
,gross ,dome/ic ,product to def5se2     
,:]eas ,greece has be5 an ally ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates 9 law en=cem5t & ! global 
w> on t]ror1 & has prov5 its will+ness &
 det]m9ation to p>ticipate 9 a numb] (  
crucial ,,nato missions1 includ+ 9      
,afghani/an2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates &   
,greece express /rong disapproval (     
provocative /atem5ts design$ to int]f]e 
) ei!r c\ntry's national security       
int]e/s2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates &       
,greece h a /rong comm]cial relation%ip1

 ) #b4b billion 9 trade betwe5 ! two    
c\ntries 9 #bjag2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 & ,greece cont9ue to enc\rage          
cross-private inve/m5ts to bol/] bo?    
economies2 & ,:]eas p to p programs     
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,greece h be5 &
 w cont9ue to be a /aple ( ! relation%ip
 betwe5 ! two c\ntries3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x
  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7   
reaffirms its robu/ commitm5t to !      
importance ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,greek     
/rategic p>tn]%ip2  7#b7 applauds       
,secret>y ( ,/ate ,pompeo & ,greek      
,alt]nate ,m9i/] = ,=eign ,affairs      
,katr\galos = initiat+ ! /rategic       
dialogue2  7#c7 enc\rages great]        
security collaboration betwe5 ! two     
c\ntries 9 ! area ( def5se2 &  7#d7     
supports an increas$ focus by ! two     
c\ntries on en]gy1 economic developm5t1 
& p to p programs4