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Politics
US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Warns Turkey of New Sanctions
The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee and its Chairman Bob Menendez warned Turkey on Monday of new sanctions if it carries out its threat to purchase more weapon systems from Russia.
“We were crystal clear when we wrote the CAATSA...
Politics
Malliotakis, Menendez Call for Free Elections, Human Rights in Cuba
Greek-American Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis is voicing her support for the burgeoning demonstrations in Cuba, which began recently.
Crime
Senate Leaders Assert Turkey Has No Immunity in DC Attack Case
Senator Menendez backed the Court's denial of Turkish claims of immunity in the attack on protestors that occurred in 2017.
Greek news
Senate Introduces Resolution on Bicentennial of Greek War of Independence
Philhellene U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey), the new Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee introduced a bipartisan Senate resolution commemorating the Bicentennial of Greek Independence Day, which will occur on March 25, 2021.
The resolution, which was co-sponsored by...
Diplomacy
Senators Call for Investigation into Turkish Human Rights Violations, US Military Aid
Senator Bob Menendez, the ranking member of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced two resolutions on Thursday calling for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to catalogue Turkey's human rights abuses throughout the Caucasus, the Near East and in...
Diplomacy
Russian Embassy to Greece Blasts Washington in Series of Tweets
In an unprecedented incident, the Russian Embassy to Athens blasted the US Senator Bob Menendez, Washington and the American strategy in the eastern Mediterranean in a series of tweets on Holy Thursday.
The embassy published four different tweets in the...