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Gus Bilirakis on Marco Rubio and State Dept. policy
The assessment that the appointment of Senator Marco Rubio to the position of Secretary of State in the new administration of Donald Trump will expand US defense and energy cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean was expressed by Congressman Gus Bilirakis.
State Department on Mitsotakis-Erdogan meeting: We encourage the resolution of disputes in accordance with International Law
The United States encourages the maintenance of calmness in the Aegean and the resolution of disputes in accordance with International Law, the State Department noted after the conclusion of the meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara.
Responding to a question from the Athens-Macedonian News Agency, a State Department spokesman noted that the US presence in the Aegean combined with the cooperation of the US with Athens and Ankara strengthens NATO and helps to counter Russian aggression.
Congress would not have approved sale of F-16s without State Dept assurances, Sarbanes says
The U.S. State Department has given Congress the necessary assurances regarding Greece's security in the Aegean and the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, Congressman John Sarbanes confirmed in statements to Open television on Wednesday.
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