US reaffirms support for Greece, Cyprus, Israel energy partnership

The State Department has issued a statement reaffirming the United States' support for the energy cooperation partnership developing between Greece, Cyprus and Israel, as discussed at a meeting of energy ministers from the three countries in Athens on Wednesday.

Referring to the meeting between ministers Kostis Hatzidakis of Greece, Giorgos Lakkotrypis of Cyprus and Yuval Steinitz of Israel, which was also attended by US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Francis Fannon, the statement stressed the "the increasing and tangible support of the US government for the establishment of a structured quadrilateral mechanism."

Areas of potential cooperation that were identified during the talks, the statement said, include infrastructure projects, renewable energy and energy storage, emergency preparedness, environmental protection and cyber security.

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