US STATE DEPARTMENT

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Turkish National Security Council takes aim at US over defences on Greek islands, arms sales to Cyprus

'The circles encouraging Greece to deploy arms on islands with a demilitarised status have been urged to come to their senses, the MSG statement said, in a thinly veiled reference to the US.

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PM calls on Ankara to stop threats, start dialogue, US rejects Turkey’s position on sovereignty of Greek islands

The US State Department stated that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states must be respected and protected, and that Greece’s sovereignty over its islands is indisputable.

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US dangles threat of sanctions against Turkey over planned delivery of more Russian S-400s

Moscow said that certain components of the S-400 missile systems will be produced in Turkey, the only NATO member that buys arms from Moscow and imposes no sanctions on Russia.

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State Department dismisses territorial claims against Greece by Erdogan’s coalition partner

In line with the decades-long US position, the State Department urged the two NATO allies, Greece and Turkey, to resolve their disputes diplomatically, and to avoid inflammatory rhetoric.

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State Department official: Greek sovereignty over Eastern Aegean islands indisputable

The US official representative said that, 'The sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries must be respected and protected. Greece’s sovereignty over these islands is indisputable.'

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After Greece-France defence deal, US turns attention to its Mutual Defence Cooperation Agreement with Athens

'While we have not seen the details of Greece and France’s multi-year defence agreement, we note that the longstanding US-Greece Mutual Defence Cooperation Agreement (MDCA) was updated in 2019 to the mutual benefit of our two nations and regional security.'