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Lifting the US arms embargo on Cyprus

Today the State Department announced it was lifting a 33 year arms embargo on Cyprus, waiving restrictions on the sale of non-lethal defense articles and services for the coming fiscal year. Apostolos Zoupaniotis, the publisher and editor of the weekly Greek-American newspaper Greek News and a regular commentator on Hellenic issues, joins us to analyze today’s headline story.

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

Οι ΗΠΑ ανακοίνωσαν μερική και προσωρινή άρση του εμπάργκο όπλων στην Κύπρο – Συνομιλία Πομπέο – Αναστασιάδη

US partially lifts arms embargo against Cyprus

Menendez lauds decision to lift outdated arms export restrictions to Cyprus

Turkey renews call for dialogue, sharing of resources in Med

Greece in talks with France over fighter jets, as East Med tensions rise

Cyprus sees glimmer of hope with Chevron

No further delays seen in drilling programmes

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