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The significance of US Senator Menendez's visit to Greece and Cyprus

US Senator Bob Menendez, the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was in Greece and Cyprus last week and this week, where he held a number of key meetings with leading officials, including Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades. His trip highlighted the increasing strategic value of Greece and Cyprus for US policy in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Hellenic American Leadership Council’s Executive Director Endy Zemenides joins The Greek Current to discuss the significance of Senator Menendez’s latest trip to Greece and Cyprus.

Read Senator Bob Menendez’s interview with Kathimerini here: Greece more secure with Biden as president

Watch Senator Menendez’s speech at the Acropolis Museum: Menendez Delivers Keynote Remarks on U.S.-Greek Relationship in Athens

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Menendez hails Greece as regional ‘pillar of stability’

Menendez says two-state wrong for Cyprus

Turkey-UAE Relations Warm Further as Leaders Speak

Turkey's Erdogan speaks with UAE crown prince over strained ties

Greece struggles to shake up safety agency after huge fires

New ministers sworn in

Plans for new ministry put on ice

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