Double message to Turkey from Menendez and Tsuni with interviews on Mega Channel
Double message to Turkey from Menendez and Tsuni with interviews on Mega Channel Influential US Senator Bob Menendez reiterated his high-profile objections to the sale of new F-16s and the upgrading of Turkey’s current fleet of the US-made warplane, in an exclusive soon-to-be broadcast interview with Mega Channel. Menendez (D-NJ), the chairman of the powerful […]
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Sen. Menendez Vows Not to Approve Sale of F-16s to Turkey
Sen. Menendez Vows Not to Approve Sale of F-16s to Turkey Senator Bob Menendez called on the U.S. State Department should adopt a firmer stance toward Turkey. Credit: Facebook?Bob Menendez U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez on Monday expressed his clear opposition to the sale of F-16 fighter aircraft to Turkey. Speaking to […]
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Sale of F-16s to Turkey ‘would be baffling,’ says US Senator Menendez
Sale of F-16s to Turkey ‘would be baffling,’ says US Senator Menendez Any decision by the United States to go ahead with the sale of F-16 fighter jets and upgrade kits to Turkey would be “baffling” given the “belligerent” stance of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan towards NATO ally Greece, said Senator Bob Menendez, chair […]
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Top US lawmaker Menendez objects to potential F-16 sale to Turkey
Top US lawmaker Menendez objects to potential F-16 sale to Turkey The Biden administration has told Congress it is preparing the potential $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, sparking an immediate objection from a senior US lawmaker who has long opposed the deal. The […]
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US Senator Menendez denounces Erdogan rhetoric
US Senator Menendez denounces Erdogan rhetoric US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez has denounced the repeated incendiary rhetoric by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan aimed at Greece. “Erdogan’s continued threats against Greece are entirely unacceptable behavior for the leader of a NATO country. These absurd intimidations must stop,” he said in a tweet, […]
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Menendez denounces Erdogan’s belligerent rhetoric
Menendez denounces Erdogan’s belligerent rhetoric Turkey’s “absurd intimidations” against Greece must stop, US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez tweeted earlier Friday, linking to an English Kathimerini tweet from Wednesday. “Erdogan’s continued threats against #Greece are entirely unacceptable behavior from the leader of a @NATO country. These absurd intimidations must stop,” Menendez said, using […]
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Menendez condemns Erdogan’s threat to attack Athens with ballistic missiles
Menendez condemns Erdogan’s threat to attack Athens with ballistic missiles Recent actions by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which included a threat to fire a Typhon missile at Athens, are “not only disturbing, they are totally unacceptable,” Bob Menendez, chair of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said on Monday. Speaking from the floor of […]
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Sen. Menendez Blasts Turkey’s Erdogan for Threatening to Hit Athens
Sen. Menendez Blasts Turkey’s Erdogan for Threatening to Hit Athens Menendez slammed Erdogan for threatening to hit Athens. “An intentional attack on civilians is a war crime.” Credit: Facebook/Bob Menendez Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez on Monday slammed Turkey’s President Erdogan who recently threatened a missile strike on Athens, Greece. “I come to […]
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Senator Menendez Vows to Veto F-16 Sale to Turkey
Senator Menendez Vows to Veto F-16 Sale to Turkey Senator Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, repeats he will not approve F-16s for Turkey until Erdogan halts his abuses across the region. Credit: Robert Menendez Democratic Senator and Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Robert Menendez clarified that he will not approve the sale of F-16 […]
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Sen. Menendez states that he will not approve F-16 sale to Turkey
Sen. Menendez states that he will not approve F-16 sale to Turkey Democratic Senator and Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Robert Menendez clarified that he will not approve the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey and that the final text of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was not a victory […]
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The dangers of US ‘both-siderism’ in the Caucasus
The dangers of US ‘both-siderism’ in the Caucasus Senator Bob Menendez led a stinging indictment of US policy in the Caucasus during a Senate hearing on Wednesday in which he called out the State Department’s both-siderism, citing its apparent refusal to clearly and unequivocally condemn Azerbaijani aggression. This all comes as the US is trying […]
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Sen. Menendez Blasts Turkish Aggression Under Erdogan
Sen. Menendez Blasts Turkish Aggression Under Erdogan Senator Menendez seen here delivering a speech in Athens in 2021 blasted Turkey’s President Erdogan at an event on Wednesday. Credit: Senate Foreign Affairs Committee US Senator Robert Menendez on Wednesday repeated his pledge that he will veto F-16 jet sales to Turkey as long as President Erdogan […]
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Menendez: Every Turkish soldier on occupied Cyprus should leave
Menendez: Every Turkish soldier on occupied Cyprus should leave US Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) on Wednesday revisited his staunch position vis-à-vis an increasingly belligerent Erdogan-led Turkey, calling for “every Turkish soldier” on occupied Cyprus to leave the island republic for good. The influential American lawmaker, who chairs the US Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee, spoke during […]
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Turkish president dismisses Menendez warning over F-16 sale
Turkish president dismisses Menendez warning over F-16 sale Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday dismissed a warning by US Senator Robert Menendez, also chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to block the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey unless Ankara halts its campaign of aggression across the region, saying that the Democrat […]
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US Sen. Menendez calls for UN probe into 92 naked migrants reportedly mistreated, pushed into Greece by Turkish police
US Sen. Menendez calls for UN probe into 92 naked migrants reportedly mistreated, pushed into Greece by Turkish police US Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), the influential chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Thursday publicly called for a UN investigation into the treatment of 92 third country nationals – all found without a […]
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Menendez supports investigation into the 92 migrants found on Evros banks
Menendez supports investigation into the 92 migrants found on Evros banks Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, Chair of the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has publicly expressed his support on Thursday for an investigation urged by the United Nations into the treatment of the 92 migrants who were found without clothes on the banks of […]
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US Senator Menendez: I Will Not Approve Sale of F-16s to Turkey
US Senator Menendez: I Will Not Approve Sale of F-16s to Turkey Senator Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, threatens to veto the potential sale of F-16 jets to Turkey. Credit: Bob Menendez Bob Menendez, the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said on Thursday that he would not approve any F-16 sales to Turkey until […]
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F-16s, amendments in Congress, and the role of the US
F-16s, amendments in Congress, and the role of the US When US Senators Bob Menendez and Chris Van Hollen and Congressman Chris Pappas submitted amendments to the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, calling on President Joe Biden to give assurances that the F-16s Turkey was requesting – 40 new and 40 upgraded versions of […]
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Senator Menendez Warns Turkey on Purchase of More Russian Missiles
Senator Menendez Warns Turkey on Purchase of More Russian Missiles US Senator Bob Menendez speaking at a recent event in Athens, Greece. Credit: Senate Foreign Relations Committee US Senator Bob Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, warned Turkey on Wednesday against purchasing a second batch of Russian S-400 missiles. “I am deeply concerned […]
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US Senator Bob Menendez receives honorary doctorate at University of Athens ceremony
US Senator Bob Menendez receives honorary doctorate at University of Athens ceremony The University of Athens bestowed an honorary doctorate to US Senator and Chairman of the Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee Robert Menendez in Athens on Friday. At a ceremony in the grand hall in Athens, Mendez spoke of Turkey as “a permanent threat in […]
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Turkey A Persistent Threat In Eastern Mediterranean, Menendez Tells Athens Event
Turkey A Persistent Threat In Eastern Mediterranean, Menendez Tells Athens Event Credit: YouTube / National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA ΝΚUA) US Senator Robert Menendez spoke of Turkey as “the most persistent and proximate threat in the Eastern Mediterranean” in his acceptance speech as he received an honorary doctorate by the National and Kapodistrian […]
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US Senator Menendez takes swipe at Turkey over East Med ‘aggression’
US Senator Menendez takes swipe at Turkey over East Med ‘aggression’ Turkey represents the most “persistent threat” in the Eastern Mediterranean, US Senator Bob Menendez, chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, told an event at the University of Athens on Friday. “I expect the United States of America to hold [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan […]
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Mitsotakis receives visiting head of US Senate Com’t on Foreign Relations, Sen. Robert Menendez
Mitsotakis receives visiting head of US Senate Com’t on Foreign Relations, Sen. Robert Menendez Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday received the visiting chairman of the powerful US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, US Sen. Robert Menendez at his Maximos Mansion office, with the former heaping praise on the senior New Jersey lawmaker for […]
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Turkey must behave as a NATO ally
Turkey must behave as a NATO ally Senator Bob Menendez, chair of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, calls for more steps to deepen the multidimensional relationship between Greece and the US, from defense and security to emerging technologies, the digital economy, the maritime industry and commercial shipping. The point, conveyed in an […]
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Menendez to be awarded honorary doctorate by University of Athens
Menendez to be awarded honorary doctorate by University of Athens US Senator Bob Menendez, chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, will be awarded an honorary doctorate from the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Athens’ School of Economics and Political Sciences. The investiture ceremony will take place on […]
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Menendez makes private trip to Greece
Menendez makes private trip to Greece Senator Bob Menendez, chairman of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, visited Alexandroupoli and Spetses as part of a private trip to Greece this week. On Wednesday, the senator made a surprise visit to Alexandroupoli, which has taken on a central role in increasing the US military […]
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US Senator Menendez Warns Turkey Over Supply Of Russian Missiles
US Senator Menendez Warns Turkey Over Supply Of Russian Missiles US Senator Menendez Warns Turkey Over Supply Of Russian Missiles. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Chair of the US Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee Sen. Bob Menendez said Thursday in a statement that Turkey’s possible further purchases of the Russian S-400 missile defense system would be “another clear […]
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Menendez reacts to reports of new S-400 deal
Menendez reacts to reports of new S-400 deal The chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee has reacted to reports that Russia has signed a contract to supply Turkey with additional S-400 air-defense missiles. In a statement issued on Thursday, Senator Robert Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, urged Turkey to “unequivocally demonstrate its […]
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SFRC approves resolution marking enduring United States-Greece partnership
SFRC approves resolution marking enduring United States-Greece partnership U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on June 9 issued the below statements following the Committee’s approval of their bipartisan resolution welcoming His Excellency Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece, to the United States […]
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Turkish-Cypriot leader irked by Menendez
Turkish-Cypriot leader irked by Menendez Recent comments by US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Bob Menendez regarding the situation in northern Cyprus due to the Turkish invasion in 1974 and the current intransigence emanating from the Turkish side has outraged the leadership of the island’s occupied territory. Specifically, Turkish-Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar criticized the statements […]
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