US Senate Foreign Relations Committee

#NoJetsForTurkey coalition calls for US Congress scrutiny of F-16 sale

A group of organizations, informally known as the #NoJetsForTurkey coalition, has sent a letter to the leadership of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, urging a thorough review of recent details surrounding the potential sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey.

Mitsotakis and Menendez in talks in Athens

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Bob Menendez, chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, have discussed Greek-American relations and developments in the wider region over lunch in Athens.

Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandra Papadopoulou and the US Ambassador to Greece George Tsunis also attended the lunch.

US Senator Menendez says in talks with administration on F-16 sales to Turkey

US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez on Monday said there was a temporary "lull" in Turkey's "aggression against its neighbors" and said he is in talks with the Biden Administration about the hold he has on future US sales of F-16 fighter jets to Ankara.

US Senate: Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue Remains Key Issue in Western Balkans

The Kosovo-Serbia dialogue remains one of the main issues of concern in the Western Balkans, the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Thursday heard.

State Department Counsellor Derek Chollet warned: "We are not seeing great effort on the implementation of this agreement by either party."

The significance of Bob Menendez’s return to the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

US Senator Bob Menendez's return to the chairmanship of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee is very important for America, for our commitment to democracy and human rights and for areas in which he has particular interest, such as Cyprus, Greece and the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Orthodox Church. His return is important for a number of reasons.

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