The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) applauds the House Foreign Affairs Committee for its passage of legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) that condemns Turkey for its repeated aggression toward Cyprus on December 10, 2021.

In light of recent anti-American, antisemitic, and bigoted statements made by Representative Ilhan Omar (MN-05), Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) today led her Republican colleagues in sending the below letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and Representative Gregory Meeks (NY-05) in calling for the immediate removal of Omar from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

he U.S. wants to work with Cyprus and ally Israel to buttress peace in the eastern Mediterranean and to head off Russian influence over the region's energy reserves, a senior U.S. lawmaker said Monday.