Cooperation required to fully reap energy rewards

No one will win in the East Mediterranean if each party continues to stick to a philosophy of "us against them" and strives for the biggest piece of pie as regards energy resources, US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Francis Fannon told Kathimerini Cyprus in an exclusive interview.

Fannon issued a call to regional players to tone down tensions by refraining from provocative actions, noting that if stability in the region continues to deteriorate, there will be no winners.

"Our request is for peace, dialogue, and for it to be understood that the economic prospects that exist at the moment will cease to exist in the event that tensions continue to escalate," Fannon said.

Your three-day visit to Cyprus allowed the government in Nicosia to issue a political message to Turkey. What was the main goal of your visit?

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