Cyprus, Greece, Israel: East Med energy source for Europe

[InTime News]

The eastern Mediterranean can provide a key energy corridor to Europe through a planned electricity cable connecting the power grids of Cyprus, Greece and Israel and a potential natural gas pipeline, the three countries' top diplomats said Friday.

The three foreign ministers met in the Cypriot capital as part of a series of high-level trilateral meetings aimed at deepening a partnership founded on the discovery of substantial offshore natural gas deposits.

"Unlocking the full potential of our region will be a game changer," Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos told a news conference. "We strive to promote a reliable and sustainable energy corridor from the Eastern Mediterranean basin to Europe."

Work hasn't started on either the cable - which will be partly funded by the European Union - or the gas pipeline, which has been under discussion for years but...

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