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More criticism to Turkey from the United States - Human rights violations and the rule of law return in the scope of both the administration and Congress
February 13th, 20210969 Washington, D.C. (GreekNewsOnline) For a third week in a row Washington kept on throwing punches at Turkey. In addition to the S-400s, both the Biden administration and the U.S. Congress criticized Ankara’s deteriorated human rights record. The bipartisan letter, signed by the majority of the U.S. Senate (54 senators) on...
Greek American Organizations hail U.S. decision to impose CAATSA sanctions on Turkey
December 14th, 202001217 New York.- (GreekNewsOnline, Reuters) The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of Russian ground-to-air defenses and targeted the top Turkish defense development body, its president and three employees. It’s the first time that the United States imposed sanctions designed by Congress to to...
United States one step from Imposing sanctions to Turkey
December 6th, 202001106 Final draft of 2021 NDAA mandates the President to impose 5 or more CAATSA sanctions to Turkey in 30 days, for the acquisition of S-400 – Senators Graham and Lankford call on Trump to impose sanctions Washington.- By Apostolos Zoupaniotis The final version of the $740bn annual National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA,...
Twenty Three Members of Congress write to Pompeo about Erdogan’s presence in Varosha and comments about a two state solution to the Cyprus problem
November 16th, 202001674 WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), co-chair and co-founder of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, and Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, led 21 of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter to Secretary Pompeo urging the State Department to hold...
Earthquake leaves 2 dead in Greece, at least 37 in Turkey
October 31st, 202001077 Athens.- (ANA-MPE, GreekNewsOnline) At least 37 people died in Izmir (Smyrna) Turkey and 2 on the Island of Samos, Greece, following a powerful earthquake of 6.7 magnitude on the Richter scale in the eastern Aegean. Two high school students, 15 and 17 years old respectively lost their lives when a wall of a deserted house...
Pompeo to be received Saturday evening by President Anastasiades, diplomatic sources say
September 11th, 202001105 New York.- By Apostolos Zoupaniotis/CNA US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be received on Saturday evening by President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades. According to diplomatic sources, the meeting will also be attended by Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides. The same sources said that it is not clear...
AHEPA Supreme President Horiates tells President Trump on the eve of Dendias – Pompeo meeting to impose sanctions on Turkey
August 14th, 202002432 Washington, D.C. (GreekNewsOnline) In a letter sent to President Trump on the eve of the meeting between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, AHEPA Supreme President George Horiates urges U.S. Administration to condemn and prevent Turkey from further actions in the Aegean that violate all international...
In Wake of Hagia Sophia’s Status Change AHEPA supports boycotting Turkish Products, Turkish Airlines.
July 14th, 202002008 Washington, DC (GreekNewsOnline) The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Order of AHEPA) released a commentary piece authored by Supreme President George G. Horiates titled, "In Wake of Hagia Sophia’s Status Change, A Need for Action. Let’s Start with a Boycott." The proposal includes various Made in...