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US lawmakers back Great Sea Interconnector in Congress
A bipartisan group of members of Congress is calling on the US government to make the Great Sea Interconnector a priority of its policy in the Eastern Mediterranean, directly linking the electricity interconnection between Greece, Cyprus and Israel with the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) and US strategic interests in the region.
Congressional initiative seeks to block F-35 fighter jet sales to Turkey
A bipartisan initiative is underway in the U.S. Congress to prevent Turkey from rejoining the F-35 fighter jet program. The effort is being led by Democratic Representative Dina Titus of Nevada following comments by President Donald Trump suggesting that a new defense arrangement with Ankara could be possible ahead of the upcoming NATO Summit in Turkey.
Turkey under the microscope of the US Congress: Severe criticism for authoritarianism, persecution and rights violations
The different aspects of Turkey’s “authoritarian slide” were the focus of a special hearing held Wednesday before the House of Representatives’ Tom Lantos Human Rights Committee.