; (2) to support diplomatic efforts with partners and allies to deepen energy security cooperation among Israel, Greece, and Cyprus and encourage the private sector to make investments in energy infrastructure in the Eastern Mediterranean; (3) to strongly support the completion of the Trans Adriatic pipeline and the Eastern Mediterranean pipeline and the establishment of liquified natural gas (LNG) terminals across the Eastern Mediterranean as a means of diversifying regional energy needs away from the Russian Federation; (4) to maintain a robust United States naval presence and investments in the naval facility at Souda Bay, Greece, and develop deeper security cooperation with Greece; (5) to welcome Greece’s commitment to move forward with the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB pipeline) and additional LNG terminals that will help facilitate delivery of non-Russian gas to the Balkans and central Europe; (6) to continue to support efforts to reach a comprehensive settlement to reunify Cyprus as a bizonal, bicommunal federation and urge all parties to intensify their work on behalf of peace; (7) to deepen security cooperation with Cyprus, potentially including lifting current restrictions on the export of defense articles and services to Cyprus; (8) to support robust International Military Education and Training (IMET) programing with Greece and Cyprus; (9) to leverage relationships within NATO and the European Union to encourage investments in Cypriot border and maritime security; (10) to support efforts to counter Russian interference and influence in the Eastern Mediterranean through increased security cooperation with Israel, Greece, and Cyprus, to include intelligence sharing, cyber cooperation, and maritime domain awareness; (11) to support Cyprus’s efforts to better regulate its banking industry to ensure that it is not used as a source of international money laundering and encourage additional measures toward that end