Greece extends agreement allowing US drones to stay in country for another year

By Ahmet Gencturk

ATHENS (AA) – Greece extended the agreement that allows US drones to station in the country for another year, local media reported on Friday.

Accordingly, American MQ-9 drones at the Larissa Air Base, in the central part of the country, will stay in the country until at least July 2025, according to the daily Kathimerini.

The drones have been stationed in Larissa for the last five years and since the fall of 2022, on a permanent basis, according to the daily.

The extension is seen as the importance the US attaches to the base in Greece for surveillance missions that essentially cover the whole of Eastern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.