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The State Department today condemned the Turkish investigations, noting that Ankara’s movements are increasing tensions and destabilizing the region.
Washington’s objective is to de-escalate and bring all parties back to the dialogue table, and that is why it was emphasized that there can be no dialogue through a show of force.
At the same time, the State Department announced the partial lifting of the embargo on the sale of US arms in the Republic of Cyprus. This measure is part of the well-known “EastMed Act” and will be partial, since the ban on the sale of lethal weapons will remain in force.
The lifting of the embargo affects the 2020-2021 fiscal year and will have the possibility of being renewed. As the State Department explained, American diplomacy moves along the lines of doing and watching and for this very reason it does not make abrupt changes, but proceeds step by step with careful movements.
In any case, the State Department was quick to clarify that this measure is not linked to Greece, Turkey and the Aegean, but has to do with the strategic improvement of cooperation with Cyprus, which, as noted, will work in a beneficial. both for the region itself and for the national security interests of the United States.
Source: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ
