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United States Mulls F-35 Fighter Jet Sales to Greece

The United States is considering expanding sales of Lockheed Martin Corp-made F-35 fighter jets to Greece, according to a Reuters report which came out on Thursday. The US is considering boosting the defenses of four European allies, including Greece, Spain, Romania...

US Secretary of State Pompeo Hails EastMed Pipeline at Trilateral Summit

The Leaders of Greece, Cyprus and Israel met in Jerusalem on Wednesday evening, during the sixth Trilateral Greece-Cyprus-Israel Summit, which was also attended by the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo. The Prime Ministers of Greece and Israel, Alexis Tsipras...

State Department's Palmer Lauds Greece as Attractive Investment Destination

US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Palmer sent a strong message to foreign investors, saying that, after the ratification of the Prespa Agreement, Greece has become the most attractive investment destination in the western Balkans. At a Wednesday press...

US Embassy Offers Ten Scholarships for Greeks to Study in the US

The U.S. Embassy in Athens announced on Wednesday the launch of a new program which will give the chance to ten Greek students to travel to the United States. The students will receive a one-year scholarship to study at...

President Anastasiades Praises Improved Cyprus – Israel Relations

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades met with the leadership of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on Monday in Nicosia, Cyprus. The President praised the increasingly warm and friendly relations between the states of Cyprus and Israel as he received...

US Report Says Anti-Americanism On the Wane in Greece

A U.S. State Department report drafted last August but released in early January of 2019 states that Greece is "a pillar of stability in a complicated region." The State Department's "Integrated Country Strategy" (ICS) for Greece recognizes the country’s position...

US Ambassador Reaffirms Support For Prespa Agreement

The Greek alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs, George Katrougalos, met with American Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt in Athens on Tuesday morning to discuss the state of current affairs between the two countries. The two officials met in the Greek...

Nicosia Refutes Turkey's Claims of a Joint Turkish-American Exercise in Cyprus' EEZ

On Sunday morning, diplomats from Nicosia refuted Turkey's claims that a joint military exercise took place south of Cyprus between the American and the Turkish armies earlier this week. According to the Cypriot state TV RIK, diplomats from Nicosia said...

Moscow Accuses Washington of "Unjustifiable Interference" in FYROM's Domestic Affairs

The Russian Foreign Ministry has some tough words for American Assistant Secretary of State John Sullivan, the ministry accused the United States of anti-Russian rhetoric. Sullivan visited Skopje on December 18 and said Russia tried to intervene in the domestic...

Cyprus Hails New US Approach to Bilateral Relations

''It is important that the USΑ no longer approaches the Republic of Cyprus on the basis of developments in the Cyprus issue or their relations with Turkey'', Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday. He noted that this is...