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Spotlight on Greece, Cyprus, and the East Med in DC

We just wrapped up the Southeastern Europe and Eastern Mediterranean conference here in Washington, DC, a forum Kathimerini English Edition, HALC, and the Delphi Economic Forum have organized now for 5 years running. During the conference we saw Greece, Greek-American relations, Cyprus, developments in the Balkans, and the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine take center stage. Tom Ellis, the editor in chief of Kathimerini’s English edition, joins Thanos Davelis in Washington to break down the main takeaways from the past few days in DC.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Greek-American relations on the agenda of Kathimerini’s 5th Southeast Europe and EastMed Forum

Most Greeks view US stance positively, poll finds

US will be ‘closely monitoring’ Turkey

Erdogan says Turkey ready to cooperate with Egypt on Gaza

Turkey’s Erdogan receives red-carpet reception in Egypt, calls Sisi 'brother'

Cyprus could produce first natural gas as soon as 2026, minister says

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