Petroleum Minister Tarek el Mulla discussed, via video
conference, with Cypriot Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry Natasa
Pilides means of boosting partnership ties between Egypt and Cyprus in the
field of petroleum and natural gas.
They also discussed cooperation mechanisms under the umbrella of East Med Gas
Forum (EMGF) in light of friendship ties and strong bonds binding both
countries at the political and economic levels with the support of presidents
of both countries.
A statement of the Petroleum Ministry on Wednesday said that both ministers
reviewed the measures of turning the EMGF into a governmental international
organization that contributes to achieving full benefit to the EMGF member
states from gas resources in the east Mediterranean area.
The ministers agreed on holding a new meeting within the coming couple of weeks
for the senior work group of the EMGF to resume the special measures of the
forum, the meeting tackled establishing a direct maritime pipeline between
Egypt and Cyprus.
Meanwhile, Mulla asserted that Egypt's partnership with Cyprus aims at
achieving full economic integration in the field of natural gas to benefit from
the available gas resources and infrastructure, he added that boosting
partnership between both countries will play a pivotal role in achieving
Egypt's strategy as an energy hub.
Meanwhile, Pilides lauded Egypt's role in pushing the cooperation operation in
the field of natural gas discovered in the east of Mediterranean area,
asserting Cypriot's keenness on cooperating with Egypt to achieve joint
benefits, development and prosperity in the region.
Source: Egypt Today
