Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met, at Megaros Maximos, with the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the United States Senate, Robert Menendez, shortly before the American Senator was named an Honorary Doctorate of EKPA. The government reports that the Prime Minister praised Mr. Menendez’s contribution to strengthening Greek-American relationsof peace and cooperation in the […]
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Menendez: Turkey the biggest threat to the North Mediterranean – No to upgrading the F-16s
LAST UPDATE: 20.59 Senator Robert Menendez, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the federal Senate, the upper body of the US Congress, was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Department of Political Science and Public Administration of the School of Economics and Political Sciences of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The American […]
R. Menendez: No F-16 in Turkey until it stands up to its responsibilities towards NATO.
“From the ongoing violations of Greece’s airspace to the delay in Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession process, I sincerely hope that Turkey will change course and live up to its responsibilities to the Alliance, being a constructive partner in the region which we all hope it can be. Until then, I cannot support the sale […]
The ‘alert’ for the Turkish provocations and the ‘rape’ of Menendez in Ankara
By Dimitris Gatsiou Ankara is adding new episodes to its… mosaic of challenges, whether it is related to the Aegean and the violations of the national airspace, or to the instrumentalization of the refugee-immigrant issue. The Greek authorities are in… a state of alert, especially since the leadership of its neighbor decided to use, once […]
Menendez on additional supply of Russian S-400s to Turkey: Clear violation of US sanctions
Senator Robert Menendez expressed his strong disapproval of the possibility of Turkey acquiring additional arrays of the Russian S-400 anti-missile system. The reaction of the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee comes in the wake of the publication of the Russian news agency TASS which claims that Turkey is preparing to sign a new […]
Meeting of the head of GEETHA with the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Menendez
The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Bob Menendez, was met in Washington by the head of the GEETHA, General Konstantinos Floros, as part of an official visit he is making to the USA. With his post on Facebook, Mr. Floros states, among other things: “We discussed the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, […]
Menendez: List of conditions to Turkey for approval of sale of F-16s
The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Robert Menendez, listed the strict conditions under which he could withdraw his objections to the acquisition of F-16 fighters from Turkey. Explaining his position to APE-MPE and the Hellas Journal website, the US senator said: “I was very clear about the sale of F-16s to Turkey. We […]
Pentagon official: US fully supports Turkish F-16 modernization plans
With the announcement of the signing of the joint memorandum by Turkey, Finland and Sweden, which lifts Ankara’s veto on the accession of the two northern European countries, the questions began regarding the exchanges that Turkey may have received. US President Joe Biden intervened by telephone before the quadripartite meeting and arranged bilateral talks with […]
R. Menendez: Turkey seeks ransom to say ‘yes’ to Sweden-Finland
Leaders of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have expressed the criticism that the United States has rightly chosen to abstain from talks between Turkey, Sweden and Finland on the two Nordic countries joining NATO. Ankara is threatening to block the accession process of the two candidate countries, as it accuses Sweden and Finland of offering […]
Menendez attack on Turkey: Their stance on Sweden-Finland serves Putin
“Turkey’s reservations about Sweden and Finland’s accession to NATO only serve Putin,” said Robert Menendez, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. course of Sweden and Finland. He went on to accuse Turkey of its stance, saying that “concessions” should not be necessary for two “big democracies” to join NATO. Republican Co-Chair Jim Rees reiterated […]
