Engaging discussion with the President and members of Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Executive Director and members of the Hellenic American Leadership Council #HALC .

Focus on #Cyprus - #US relations and 🇨🇾 role in the region.

Ivo Daalder Endy Zemenides

It's Sunday folks! Here's a fun podcast I enjoyed recording with my FDD colleagues on where Erdogan wants to take 🇹🇷

Also featuring 🎇 Clifford D. May Jonathan Schanzer & Tyler Stapleton 🎇 fdd.org/podcasts/2024/…

Talking about how the blistering heat wave that hit Greece affected everything from tourism to daily life in Athens.

Many thanks Thanos Davelis and HellenicLeaders for the invite!

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.Michael Rubin: It is essential not to play into Turkey's hands and reward intransigence or suggest any legitimacy to northern Cyprus. Washington should hold Ankara to account for the occupation, sanctioning as need be.

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The Turkish regime actually facilitated ISIS activity for years under the direction of the current foreign minister Hakan Fidan when he was head of MiT.

Lauding Turkey for doing anything in this space is a day late and a dollar short. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USTRE…

'Great to see Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos yesterday at the Capitol,' said Chair Senator Ben Cardin. 'As we mark the 50th Dark Anniversary of the illegal invasion of Cyprus, we remain committed to pursuing peace based on a bizonal, bicommunal federation.'

Good exchange in Washington today with Brad Schneider Rep. Brad Schneider, Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and Co-chair of the Congressional Hellenic Israeli Alliance #CHIA .

Tonight ⁦Justice For Cyprus⁩ conference, the unveiling of the Sarbanes Freedom Award with ⁦Rep. John Sarbanes⁩ and the late Senator Sarbanes as inaugural recipients.

Rep Sarbanes invokes his father’s worlds: “Do not take democracy and the rule of law for granted.”

As US officials address Justice For Cyprus conference and expressing their concern over the “ungoverned” space that is occupied Cyprus, Michael Rubin highlights the danger of the continuing occupation regime:

“…northern Cyprus today is a money laundering hub. Under Erdogan, Turkey has helped

During my visit to Capitol Hill, I met with the Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Ben Cardin.

Discussion focused on 🇺🇸- 🇨🇾 relations, the Cyprus problem and Cyprus’ stabilizing role in the region.

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🎙️🎧 Nektaria Stamouli and Thanos Davelis analyze the European election results in #Greece and #Cyprus , including their broader impact on New Democracy, the fight for dominance of the center left between SYRIZA and PASOK, and the gains made by the far right: thegreekcurrent.simplecast.com/episodes/the-f…

📍Washington, 10 June 2024 | Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos at American Jewish Committee Forum.

Ο σταθεροποιητικός ρόλος της Κύπρου στην περιοχή κ η ισχυρή σχέση με τις ΗΠΑ μπορούν να αποδυναμωθούν σε περίπτωση «κακής λύσης» λέει Endy Zemenides στο συνέδριο της ΠΣΕΚΑ στην Ουάσιγκτον. Οπως ανέφερε η περιοχή είναι καλύτερη μετά την απόρριψη του σχεδίου Αναν ενώ η τετραμερής είναι

.Endy Zemenides: We said ΟΧΙ to the Annan Plan in 2004, we'll say ΟΧΙ to similarly bad ideas now.

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As the Justice For Cyprus conference kicks off marking 50 years of Turkish occupation of the northern part of #Cyprus , FM Constantinos Kombos’s reflection that Cyprus is not a mere “problem” but has become part of the solution for many regional challenges.

We should also ponder the FM’s “What If?” -

Thank you to Cypriot FM @CKombos for addressing #AJCGloFo and for Cyprus' solidarity with Israel and the Jewish people following the October 7th massacre and kidnappings by Hamas terrorists.

We are proud to support the ever-growing trilateral alliance, along with

.Constantinos Kombos speaking at American Jewish Committee summit “40 days from today is the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion in Cyprus. It is imperative that Cyprus remains a free, sovereign, independent state. One that works with, and not against, the international community. A state that

Honored to welcome Cypriot Foreign Minister @CKombos to AJC Global Forum 2024!

We are grateful for your friendship and commitment to enhancing the already strong ties among Cyprus, Israel, and the U.S.

As a founding co-chair of the Congressional Hellenic-Israel Alliance, I am

🎙️🎧 #Turkey is set to join the nuclear energy club, with the Akkuyu plant expected to go online at the end of the year. Eleni Ekmektsioglou joined Thanos Davelis to look into Turkey’s nuclear energy ambitions and what they mean for regional stability. Tune in: thegreekcurrent.simplecast.com/episodes/turke…

Had a great time slinging gyros at the Wilmington Greek Festival!