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US Secretary of State travels to Cyprus, US establishes training facility in Larnaca

Secretary Mike Pompeo travelled to Cyprus on Saturday, where he signed an important MoU for further cooperation on defense issues. In the meantime, Prime Minister Mitsotakis announced on Saturday that Greece will strengthen its armed forces by buying new weapons systems. Endy Zemenides, HALC’s Executive Director, breaks down these important headlines.

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

Pompeo says tensions help no one, US to establish training facility in Larnaca

Mitsotakis announces military spending to counter Turkish aggression

Greece looks to France for new arms amid spat with Turkey

Oruc Reis withdrawal seen as positive

Greece to build permanent migrant centre to replace Moria

Germany could take thousands from Greek refugee camp: Bild

Turkey Gets Unprecedented Downgrade, Crisis Warning From Moody’s

In Turkey, weak lira powers fresh gold rush

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