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The Turkish press remains annoyed with the speech of Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the Congress, who received the applause of the American legislators. It is indicative of the annoyance of the Turkish press, that the Hurriyet newspaper counted… how many times Kyriakos Mitsotakis was applauded in the Congress.

In 42 minutes, as SKAI broadcast, Congress applauded Mitsotakis 37 times in total (11 times standing up), it noted, noting that the prime minister "got a boost" from the Americans.

"Mitsotakis, the first Greek Prime Minister to speak to the Congress, was applauded 37 times, 10 of which the members of the House of Representatives stood up during his 42-minute speech," the article reads, emphasizing that: "The members of theCongress applauded 5 times when Mitsotakis spoke about Cyprus "

But Aksam also notes that "Congress is on his side" (Mitsotakis). .

Closely watched legislation foreseeing a significant boost in US support for Greece’s military modernization was passed by Congress on Wednesday, with the draft bill now needing only US President Joe Biden’s signature to become federal law.

The bill for the US defense budget was finally approved in the House of Representatives, which includes an amendment that provides for the freeze of defense equipment delivery to Turkey until the Pentagon has drafted and delivered a special report to Congress on US-Turkey relations.

The result of the vote (351-66) shows cross-party support in the draft law itself and in the individual amendment concerning Turkey.

The next steps are for the Senate to agree and the President to sign the bill.