Chief of Naval Operations Spokesperson Cmdr. Courtney Hillson provided the following readout:
Today, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday met with Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff Vice Adm. Stylianos Petrakis in Venice, Italy, at the Trans-Regional Seapower Symposium.
The two leaders reaffirmed their strong partnership and discussed regional and maritime security. They also talked about modernization, current bilateral cooperation and interoperability.
Gilday and Petrakis discussed Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis's visit to the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) earlier this year, and homeporting of the USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay.
Gilday reaffirmed the U.S. Navy's commitment to trans-regional unity and to sustaining strong relationships with our Allies and partners.
