Antony Blinken
Diplomacy
Greece and Turkey Must Preserve Current Positive Climate, Athens Says
Greece and Turkey must preserve the positive climate in their relations following the deadly earthquakes, Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias said in an interview on Thursday.
Speaking to Skai TV, Dendias said Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during his...
Diplomacy
Secretary Blinken Launches New Round of Greece-US Strategic Dialogue
US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken and Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias launched on Tuesday the start of the 4th Greece - US Strategic Dialogue in Athens.
Dendias said the strategic relations between the two countries show the “continuous interest...
Diplomacy
Secretary Blinken Lauds Role of Greece in the Region During Athens Visit
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken lauded the role that Greece is playing throughout the region during his meeting with Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens on Monday.
"The role that Greece is playing throughout the region as an energy...
Greek News
Selling F-16 Jets to Turkey in US ‘National Interest’, Blinken Says
Upgrading and selling F-16 jets to Turkey is a “national and security interest” for the Biden administration, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.
After talks in Ankara with his counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, Blinken said that the Biden...
Diplomacy
China May Supply Russia With “Lethal Support”, Blinken Says
China may give Russia weapons and ammunition for use in the war in Ukraine, according to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Blinken made the comments to the press after a meeting with China's top diplomat in Munich.
Russia and...
Diplomacy
US Secretary of State Blinken to Visit Greece Next Week
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Greece on Feb. 20 and 21, the State Department announced Wednesday.
The top American diplomat will meet his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
He will launch the fourth...
Greek News
Turkey Urges U.S. to Proceed With Sale of F-16 Fighter Jets
Turkey urged the U.S. to expedite the sale of F-16 fighter jets during a meeting in Washington between Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken.
According to the joint statement issued after the meeting, they discussed "strengthening...
Diplomacy
NATO, US Sit on the Fence on Turkey’s Provocations Against Greece
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addresseD the issue of Turkey's provocations against Greece on Friday.
Travel
U.S. to Allow “X” Gender Marker on Passports
The U.S. will offer Americans seeking a passport to use an "X" gender marker that is defined as "unspecified or another gender identity," Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Thursday.
The State Department announced last June that passport applications...
Europe
Is Poland About to Send Fighter Jets to Ukraine?
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the US was "working actively" on a deal with Poland to supply Ukraine with jets to fight Russia.
The deal, according to reports, could involve Poland handing over its existing MIG-29s,...