The President of the Global Coordinating Committee for the Cyprus Struggle, Mr. Philip Christopher, upon learning of the dispatch of Turkish F-16 fighter jets to the occupied territories, issued a demarche, which was distributed to members of the US Congress and Senate.

The deployment of Turkish F-16 fighter jets to the occupied northern part of Cyprus has sparked fresh reactions in the US Congress, with two more members of the House of Representatives publicly condemning Turkey’s move.

The strengthening of bilateral relations and the exploration of ways to further deepen bilateral cooperation between Greece and the US was the focus of contacts held by Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis, in Washington, DC.