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Whatever the result of the US elections in November this year, relations between Washington and Athens will remain strong, US Assistant Secretary for Energy Resources Geoffrey Pyatt said during a group discussion at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) think tank in Washington, DC on Monday.

Greek-American relations, developments in the Balkan region and the situation in the Middle East take center stage during the second day of the 5th Southeast Europe and EastMed Forum that is organized in Washington, DC by Kathimerini English edition, the Delphi Economic Forum and the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC).

US Congressman John Sarbanes was presented with the annual "Leader" award in Washington, DC on Monday, given each year to an outstanding member of the Greek-American diaspora.

On Friday Greece and the US held their fifth Strategic Dialogue, which, among other things, also saw Greece become the 35th country to sign up to the US Artemis space cooperation accords.

Cyprus and its emergence as a strategic partner and diplomatic link in the Mediterranean, as well as the issue the Turkish-occupied northern part of the island, was the main issue discussed in Washington, DC on Monday, in the context of the 5th Forum for Southeast Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean, at the American Enterprise Institute think tank.

Kathimerini English Edition, Delphi Economic Forum and the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) are organizing the 5th Southeast Europe & East Med Forum in Washington, DC on Monday and Tuesday.

Kathimerini English Edition, the Delphi Economic Forum and the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) are jointly organizing the 5th Southeast Europe & East Med Forum scheduled for February 12-13 in Washington, DC.

Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini's diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis to look at Friday's 5th US-Greece Strategic Dialogue in Washington, DC, and discuss the latest developments on the Cyprus issue. 

The situation in some parts of the Western Balkans is volatile and problematic in the rest.

John Sarbanes' decision to step down from active politics took many in Washington by surprise and saddened the Greek-American community, as it also did Greece and Cyprus, who are losing a reliable and effective ally in Washington, DC.