Henry Kissinger

Two centenarians who died on consecutive days last week personify the American Century.

Regardless of whether you agree or disagree with them, it is important that the people who have been responsible for the country's fate should speak publicly about what was and what is. For years now, mature Western democracies have had a special place reserved for politicians who have served as prime minister or in some other high-ranking position.

The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) issued a statement on Monday commenting on former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's controversial legacy and failure concerning the Cyprus issue. Kissinger passed away last week.

Henry Kissinger, the former US secretary of state and national security adviser who died on November 29, was a "red flag" for the Greeks and the diaspora, as he was viewed as largely responsible for the attitude that the United States and NATO adopted toward Turkey following its invasion of Cyprus.

Henry Kissinger, the former US secretary of state who passed away on Thursday, took with him the secrets that pursued him like ghosts, making him steer clear of the Cyprus issue. Based on personal experiences linked to an obsession with the events of 1974, I can attest that this historic episode greatly perturbed him. In reality, Greece and Cyprus became victims of his cynical realism.

Henry Kissinger, the controversial former US National Security Advisor and Secretary of State, passed away on Wednesday, aged 100.

Henry Kissinger was the most powerful American secretary of state and shaped US history during the Cold War, and his diplomatic legacy continues to influence Washington's relations with Russia, China and the Middle East to this day.

BELGRADE - In a reaction to the passing of US diplomat and Nobel Peace Prize winner Henry Kissinger, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday Kissinger had been a statesman whose opinions "garnered respect from the East and West."

During his rich career, he also spoke a lot about the Western Balkans, judging that Kosovo and Metohija are a "national temple" for Serbs.
Kissinger thus questioned American policy in the Balkans, saying that "there is no clear definition of US interests in the Balkans".
"Europeans should deal with events in their own backyard," Kissinger said, the Guardian recalls.

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, a towering figure in global diplomacy, passed away at his Connecticut residence at the remarkable age of 100, as reported by The Washington Post.