The Abraham Accords hold the key to Biden’s East Med policy September 08, 2020 - Kastellorizo, Greece: A Greek navy warship heads off the island of Kastellorizo. Tensions between Greece and Turkey escalated over this 12-square-kilometre island, which lies off the Turkish coast and is the most distant Greek outpost in the eastern Mediterranean. The small island is critical to both countries's energy claims in the Eastern Mediterranean. Un navire de guerre grec au large de l'ile de Kastellorizo, avec les cotes de la Turquie visibles au loin en arriere-plan.NO USE FRANCE The East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) held its latest Ministerial in Cairo on March 9, where the United States was formally approved as an official observer. This occurred on the heels of the historic February visit to Israel by Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El-Molla—the first by an Egyptian minister in fifteen years (with the exception of Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry’s visit in 2016 to attend former Israeli President Shimon Peres’ funeral). However, what was perhaps most notable from these recent events was the United States’ absence and the underlying question of whether it will continue to advocate domestically and internationally for natural gas to reduce global emissions.