No mention of Cyprus arms embargo as State Department responds to AHI

The US State Department has affirmed Washington's view of the Republic of Cyprus as a "valued partner and friend in the Eastern Mediterranean" but it has fallen short of offering a commitment on lifting the decades-old arms embargo.
In a letter dated April 22 to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, American Hellenic Institute (AHI) President Nick Larigakis asked him to utilize the authority delegated to him by President Donald Trump under two recently enacted laws to waive the limitations placed on the transfer of arms to the Republic of Cyprus.
Deputy assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Palmer responded to the letter saying Washington would review "all tools available to deepen security cooperation with the Republic of Cyprus."
However, Larigakis admitted that the response failed to address the issue of removing the Mediterranean...

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