ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A U.S. Cabinet official overseeing a planned expansion of natural gas exports to Europe said Thursday that Greece could play a key role through its pipeline system that extends across the region.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum visited a liquefied natural gas terminal outside Athens that is linked to a bidirectional pipeline network reaching as far as Ukraine.

“The Trump administration has a couple of goals relative to energy,” Burgum, a top energy adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, said during talks in Athens with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

“One of those is energy abundance — to sell energy to our friends and allies so they do not have to buy from our adversaries,” Burgum said. “There are so many opportunities for participation by Greek companies and

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