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Sale of F-16s to Turkey Meets Resistance in Washington

The sale of F-16s to Turkey put forward to Congress by the Biden administration has met with resistance in Washington. The fighter jets are part of a billion-dollar package that would make up one of the biggest military weapons...

US Senator Menendez Warns Turkey Over Supply of Russian Missiles

Turkey's possible purchase of S-400 missile systems from Russia would be a violation of US sanctions, Senator Menendez said on Thursday.

US Congress Passes Bill Bolstering US-Greece Defense Partnership

The U.S. Senate passed the annual defense authorization bill last week which includes provisions aimed at bolstering US-Greece defense partnerships. The legislation now must be signed by President Biden before becoming law. The U.S.-Greece Defense and Interparliamentary Partnership Act of...

Senators Want Special Reception For Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

United States Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) have led their colleagues in writing a letter on Thursday that calls for a special reception for Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. The Ecumenical Patriarch will arrive in the U.S....

Senator Menendez Slams Turkish Occupation on Cyprus Independence Day

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has made a statement on Friday in support of Cyprus on the 61st anniversary of its independence. Senator Menendez is a noted ally to Cyprus when it comes...

Greek PM Mitsotakis in USA to Settle Daughter at Yale University

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be taking a three day trip to the United States to help his daughter, Dafni Mitsotakis, settle in at Yale University in Connecticut. Mitsotakis' trip was announced by the Greek government's spokesman Giannis Oikonomou. "I...

U.S.-Greece Defense Partnership Legislation Introduced to Senate

A bill to strengthen the military alliance between the US and Greece, with America was introduced in the US Senate on Wednesday.

Philhellene Senator Menendez New Chair of Foreign Relations Committee

Philhellene Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) was named the new chairman of the US Senate's powerful Foreign Relations Committee after Democrats took control of both houses of Congress in the November elections. Menendez, a tireless defender of Greece, had chaired the...