The latest developments may have a positive impact on the development programme of Cyprus' fields and some discussions have already taken place with the Egyptian Minister of Petroleum, while in April she will meet with her Israeli counterpart, said Minister of Energy, Trade and Industry Natasha Pileidou.
Asked to comment on a statement by the US State Department on the importance of the Eastern Mediterranean region in energy and the new role of Cyprus and whether this will change plans to accelerate the exploitation of discovered resources, Ms. Peloponnes said. Pileidou said that the Egyptian Minister of Petroleum has already made relevant contacts with the EU and neighboring countries, such as Israel, because "it is very important to identify the necessary synergies for the Eastern Mediterranean to play this role,
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