'Whole new day' for Cyprus' relationship with US, says senator

Cyprus is in a position to "find a whole new day in its relationship with the United States and with the West," US Senator Robert Menendez said during a visit to Nicosia on Tuesday.
The New Jersey senator's comments came after he held informal talks with Cyprus President Nikos Anastasiades during a visit that comes a week after he announced a bipartisan bill seeking to lift the US arms embargo on Cyprus, which has been in place since 1987.

The discussion with Anastasiades was "excellent, extensive and very positive," Menendez said, according to Cypriot media.

"We talked about many important subjects; the Eastern Mediterranean's security strategy and energy strategy, Cyprus' continuous engagement with the United States, questions of our foreign policy in the region, economic questions, the changing dynamics of Cyprus in its banking zone," the US senator was...