Chris Van Hollen

The delicate balances in a rapidly changing world and a world order that is being tested by two devastating wars, while global leaders are holding their breath in view of the US elections, were the focus of the discussions that took place on February 12 and 13 at the 5th Forum for Southeast Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean, co-organized by Kathimerini English Edition, Delphi Economic Forum

US Congressman John Sarbanes was presented with the Leader award in Washington, DC on Monday, granted each year to an outstanding member of the Greek-American diaspora.

US Congressman John Sarbanes was presented with the annual "Leader" award in Washington, DC on Monday, given each year to an outstanding member of the Greek-American diaspora.

The Biden administration has assured the US Congress that it will closely monitor Turkey's behavior towards Greece, particularly focusing on potential overflights of Turkish F-16s over Greek islands and violations of Greek airspace, Chris Van Hollen, a Democrat who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says in an interview with Kathimerini, emphasizing that there will be consequences

Kathimerini English Edition, the Delphi Economic Forum and the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) are jointly organizing the 5th Southeast Europe & East Med Forum scheduled for February 12-13 in Washington, DC.

Senator Chris Van Hollen, an important voice of the Democratic caucus in the upper chamber of Congress, announced a few days ago that he will not aim to block the sale of F-16s to Turkey after the latter has ceased its incursions into Greek airspace, and, maybe more importantly, the Biden administration gave him assurances that it will continue to monitor this matter closely.

US Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) released a statement on Friday saying he will not seek to block the sale of F-16s to Turkey after receiving assurances from the Biden Administration that it will monitor Turkey's behavior on a number of sensitive issues including its actions towards Greece.

US Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, called on a State Department official to get assurances from Turkey that it will not use the F-16 fighter jets it seeks to upgrade to violate Greece's or Cyprus' airspace.

Democratic US Senator Chris Van Hollen slammed Turkey as an "unfaithful ally," while calling for fresh sanctions on Ankara as it continues to block NATO membership for Finland and Sweden.

US Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said he was "glad" of the administration's decision to use sanctions against Turkey, in response to Ankara's purchase of the S-400 Russian-made missile defense system.

The Senator has repeatedly pressed the Administration to put these sanctions into place.