Congresswoman urges end to Cyprus arms embargo amid Turkish F-16 deployment

Republican congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis on Monday called for the permanent removal of the United States arms embargo on Cyprus following Turkey’s deployment of F-16 fighter jets to the north.

Malliotakis described the move as “a brazen provocation against a key partner in the Eastern Mediterranean” and said it “endangers Cyprus’ sovereignty, destabilises the region, and calls for a response from Congress.”

She urged House leadership to bring the proposed bill End Cyprus Embargo Act...