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Cyprus joins three critical US defense programs
Episode 1144

Cyprus joins three critical US defense programs

Lena Argiri, the DC correspondent for ERT - the Greek Public Broadcasting Company - and Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis to look into President Biden's decision to include Cyprus in three critical US defense programs, a major development that paves the way for the incoming Trump administration to take the US-Cyprus relationship to new heights.

The Greek Current

January 17, 20259m 27s

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Show Notes

In a move heralded as historic, President Joe Biden issued a presidential determination this week officially including Cyprus in three critical US defense programs. Cyprus hailed the decision allowing military sales, including arms, to the island as a milestone affirming the country’s role as a pillar of stability in the Eastern Mediterranean. Lena Argiri, the DC correspondent for ERT - the Greek Public Broadcasting Company - and Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis to look at this major development in US-Cyprus ties that paves the way for the incoming Trump administration to take this relationship to new heights.

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