Greek Environment & Energy Minister Kostis Hatzidakis and Israeli Minister of Energy Yuval Steinitz signed a Joint Declaration on Energy Cooperation on Tuesday in Jerusalem, in view of joint projects that will enhance the two countries’ energy security, ANA reports.
The two ministers’ meeting, which was held on the sidelines of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ two-day official visit to Israel, also confirmed their mutual support for the realization of the EastMed pipeline project.
The two ministers then discussed the electricity interconnection Project of Common Interest (PCI 3.10), which will link the national grids of Israel, Cyprus and Greece through Crete, with EuroAsia Interconnector Limited as the project promoter; the latter submitted a request on May 27 for project funding from the European Commission’s Connecting Europe Facility.
The agenda also included the strengthening of the tripartite collaboration between Greece, Cyprus, and Israel in the 3+1 initiative (which includes the US), using also the East Med Gas Forum, which could become a permanent energy organization in the eastern Mediterranean.
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