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Mitsotakis holds series of meetings in Munich
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with a series of foreign officials on Friday at the 60th Munich Security Conference.
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#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.
Menendez wants to end requiring yearly approval for US weapons sales to Cyprus
The chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Thursday he will push to either end or extend the timeline of a legal clause that requires annual approval for the sale of US-made weapons to Cyprus.
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.
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US to move ahead with transfer of F-16 jets to Turkey
US President Joe Biden's administration will move ahead with the transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey in consultation with Congress, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday, a day after Ankara gave the green light for Sweden to join NATO.
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."
US Senator Menendez denounces Erdogan rhetoric
US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez has denounced the repeated incendiary rhetoric by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan aimed at Greece.
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Menendez denounces Erdogan’s belligerent rhetoric
Turkey's "absurd intimidations" against Greece must stop, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez tweeted earlier Friday, linking to an English Kathimerini tweet from Wednesday.
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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.