Chief of the Cyprus National Guard Visits AHI HQ
(L-R) LTC Panayides Demetris, LTC Demetriou Demetris, LT, Skordis Panayiotkis, AHI President Nick Larigakis, Chief of the National Guard Lieutenant General Georgios Tsitsikostas, AHI Executive Director Zac Cotronakis, Defence Attache for the Embassy of Cyprus in the U.S. LTC Andreas Andreou.
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WASHINGTON - On May 1, 2025, Chief of the National Guard Lieutenant General Georgios Tsitsikostas visited the American Hellenic Institute headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Lieutenant General Tsitsikostas and the group discussed issues involving U.S. interests in the the Republic of Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean region. included in the discussion was the topic of the 3+1 multilateral cooperation structure between Greece, the Republic of Cyprus, Israel, and the United States.
“I sincerely thank Lieutenant General Tsitsikostas and his colleagues for their time and for the discussion on important developments in the Eastern Mediterranean related to U.S. interests,” Larigakis said. “Importantly, we had the opportunity to brief Lieutenant General Tsitsikostas on the benefits that the American-Hellenic-Israeli Security Act (H.R. 2150) would create for the 3+1 structure if passed. Cooperation between the United States, Greece, the Republic of Cyprus, and Israel, is integral to maintain stability and security in the region.”
AHI staff and the Cypriot National Guard meeting at AHI’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.
(L-R) AHI President Nick Larigakis and Chief of the Cyprus National Guard Lieutenant General Georgios Tsitsikostas.
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