Gus Bilirakis

Hellenic Caucus leaders call on US president to commemorate 50th anniversary of Cyprus invasion

Members of the Congressional Hellenic Caucus sent a letter to US President John Biden on Thursday, urging him to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Turkey's invasion and ongoing occupation of Cyprus by inviting Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulidis to the White House.

Congressmen condemn Cyprus buffer zone assault on UN

The authorities in the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus must "immediately withdraw all personnel and equipment from the UN buffer zone," three members of the US Congress have said, after Turkish Cypriots assaulted a number of international peacekeepers for obstructing construction teams building a road that would encroach on the buffer zone.

US Representatives demand safeguards to prevent misuse of new F-16 jets by Turkey against Greece

Six members of the United States House of Representatives have written a letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging him to ensure that the forthcoming F-16 jets Turkey is set to receive from America will not be employed in actions against Greece.

Congresspersons call on US and UNSC members to continue supporting peace efforts in Cyprus

The United States and the other members of the UN Security Council must continue to support peacemaking efforts in Cyprus, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Caucus stressed.

Bilirakis introduces legislation to prohibit the deployment of US strategic assets in Turkey

Prompted by Turkey's increasingly reckless and destabilizing behavior under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as manifested in Ankara's Syria incursion and repeated violations inside Cyprus' exclusive economic zone (EEZ), US Congressman Gus Bilirakis has introduced legislation to prohibit the deployment of US strategic assets in Turkey.

Resolution introduced in US Congress to recognize Greek ‘Ochi’ Day

Greek-American congressmen and Hellenic Caucus members Chris Pappas, John Sarbanes and Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), introduced a resolution earlier this week calling for October 28 to be recognized as "Ochi" Day in the United States, in commemoration of Greece's entry into World War II in 1940 after refusing to surrender to the Axis forces.

US congressmen seek to link Turkey sanctions to violations in Aegean, East Med

A cross-party bill submitted to US Congress seeks to link Turkey's activities in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean to sanctions imposed by Washington earlier this week over Ankara's offensive in Syria, the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) reported on Thursday.

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