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Congress voices concerns to Secretary Pompeo over Turkish aggressions

Today Prime Minister Mitsotakis and President Trump spoke on the phone about developments in the Eastern Mediterranean. Earlier this week leaders of the Hellenic Caucus in Congress voiced their concerns to Secretary of State Pompeo about Turkish aggressions, requesting an update on required reports of violations of Greek and Cypriot sovereignty. Petros Kasfikis, the Washington, DC correspondent for Mega TV in Greece and the Athens News Agency, is with us today with a report from DC. 

You can read the articles we discuss on The Daily Roundup here:

Greek PM speaks with US president about East Med tension

Following Turkey’s Campaign of Aggression in the Eastern Mediterranean, Hellenic Caucus Leaders Request Update on Required Reports of Violations of Greek and Cypriot Sovereignty

Greece plans nautical boundary shift as Turkey tensions increase

Turkey, Greece stick to their guns in escalating Med dispute

France joins military exercises in east Mediterranean

EU weighs options to pull Greece and Turkey back from brink

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