Along with improved military interaction, Burns believes the U.S. needs to cooperate with Greece to keep peace in Europe. Burns asked for Greek assistance in dealing with the current Kosovo situation. Combating Greek terrorism intended for U.S. targets within Greece was another of Burns' initiatives.
"I strongly believe that the current Greek government wants to do something about the problem," he said.
Terrorism aimed at the U.S. started in Greece in 1975 with the assassination of an American diplomat. According to Burns, terrorism against Americans has continued unchecked by the Greek government.
"The diplomatic landscape is littered with the corpses of American statesmen," Burns said.
The last initiative concerns relationships between Cyprus, Turkey and Greece. Burns said he believes this initiative is the most important issue.
"The challenge here is for the U.S. not to take sides," Burns said.
Burns stressed compromise in resolving the conflict in the Mediterranean over the sovereignty of disputed islands. "Happily U.S. and Greek issues are tending to converge now."