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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to visit Thessaloniki and Souda Bay

The State Department announced the details of Secretary Pompeo’s trip to Greece next week, which comes amid heightened tensions in the region between Greece, Cyprus and Turkey. Endy Zemenides, HALC’s executive director, joins us with the latest news on Secretary Pompeo’s visit. 

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

Secretary Pompeo’s Travel to Greece, Italy, the Holy See, and Croatia

Greeκ-US relationship at a historically high level, US official says

Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu hits out at House Speaker Pelosi on Twitter

Minister says Greece ‘still far from lockdown,’ though more restrictions likely in Athens

286 new virus infections bring total to 16,913

Turkey orders dozens of arrests including opposition mayor

Turkey orders 82 arrests, including Kurdish opposition members, over 2014 protests

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