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United States May Ban Chinese Social Media App TikTok, According to Pompeo

In a statement just released by United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the country is looking into banning Chinese social media apps, including the new, popular short-video app TikTok. The announcement came on Monday, July 6, during an interview...

Pompeo: Turkey Should Not Turn Hagia Sophia Into a Mosque

The US has spoken out against the Turkish government for trying to convert Hagia Sophia into a mosque, while urging the country to continue to maintain the site as a museum. In a statement released on Wednesday, July 1, by...

Secretary Pompeo Sends Letter to PM Mitsotakis, Affirming Support for Greece

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent a letter to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday morning, where he expresses strong and unequivocal American support for Greece's prosperity and security. This is a rare diplomatic move, since the last...

How the US Helped Bring About EastMed Pipeline Deal

The crucial energy deal between Greece, Cyprus and Israel which was signed on Thursday is an important step in the geostrategic establishment of Greece as a pillar of stability in the Eastern Mediterranean. At the same time it is equally...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Visit Cyprus in January 2020

US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo is set to reaffirm the United States' support of UN-facilitated, Cypriot-led efforts to reunify Cyprus as a bizonal, bicommunal federation during a visit he will pay to the island on January 7. In a...

Recent US, Turkish Unpredictability Causes Unease in Greece

The unpredictability of U.S. policy in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, along with Turkey's territorial claims in the region were two issues highlighted in a speech by former Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis in Thessaloniki on Saturday. Speaking...

USA and Greece Issue Joint Statement on Strategic Dialogue, Expanding Areas of Cooperation

JOINT STATEMENT The Governments of the United States and Greece held the second United States-Greece Strategic Dialogue in Athens, Greece, on October 7, 2019. Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias and US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo together launched...

US Secretary of State Pompeo: I Would Definitely Invest in Greece (video)

I would definitely invest in Greece, said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in an interview with Greek national broadcaster ERT on Saturday. Pompeo spoke on national television during his visit to Greece to discuss the new U.S.-Greece defense cooperation...

Police Clash with Protesters Against Visit of U.S. State Secretary to Greece (video)

Police clashed with protesters during a rally against the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Athens to sign the renewal of the United States-Greece Defense Cooperation Agreement on Saturday. The rally started at Syntagma Square and protesters...

Greek PM Mitsotakis to US Secretary of State Pompeo: Turkey is Violating International Law

Turkey's violation of Cyprus' EEZ and overall provocative behavior towards Greece was the main topic of the conversation between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Athens on Saturday. The Greek PM welcomed the...