Rubio to visit Iceland, Greece and Portugal next week

US ​Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Iceland, ‌Greece and Portugal next week to discuss economic and security cooperation and other issues, ‌the State Department said in a ‌statement on Thursday.

Rubio will begin his October 5-8 trip with talks in Reykjavik with Icelandic ⁠officials ​on "economic ⁠and security collaboration," the statement said. In Athens, it ⁠said, Rubio said will lead the US ​delegation for the sixth session of the ⁠US-Greece Strategic Dialogue, a high-level diplomatic forum on ⁠deepening ​cooperation on defense, energy, regional security and other areas.

Rubio then flies ⁠to Lisbon for talks with Portuguese officials "to advance ⁠defense, ⁠economic and technology cooperation," the statement said.