O Bob Menendez, Πρόεδρος της Επιτροπής Εξωτερικών Σχέσεων της Γερουσίας των ΗΠΑ δήλωσε σε συζήτηση του με τον Εκτελεστικό Διευθυντή του Ελληνοαμερικανικού Συμβουλίου Ηγεσίας, Εντι Ζεμενίδη, κατά τη διάρκεια του 4ου Southeast Europe & East Med Forum που συνδιοργανώνεται από το Οικονομικό Φόρουμ των Δελφών, την Καθημερινή και το Ελληνοαμερικανικό Συμβούλιο Ηγεσίας:
“I am pleased that two days ago I signed off for the F35s to the Hellenic Republic and I did so not because I am simply a fan of the Greek people, I did so because this is a country that shares our values, that is aligned with us to things that are important in the world; democracy, human rights, rule of law, a country that is not belligerent to its neighbours but on the on contrary. So when a country lines up in its values with us and there is also strategic interest, then I have no problem signing off as the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee with the jurisdiction of arms sales, I had no problem signing off under those circumstances. But when a country exhibits the contrary to that, then yes I have a problem”.
