[PIO] Energy Minister goes to Jerusalem to meet his counterpart, the Israeli Energy Minister

The Minister of Energy, Trade and Industry, Mr George Papanastasiou, will leave this afternoon for Jerusalem, where tomorrow morning he will have a private meeting with his counterpart, the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure of the State of Israel, Mr Israel Katz.

This will be followed by a meeting between delegations of the two countries, under the auspices of Mr. Papanastasiou and Mr. Katz, during which they will discuss alternatives for the transportation of natural gas from the Eastern Mediterranean to Cyprus for power generation and for export to international markets. The agenda of the meeting also includes the launch of consultations for the conclusion of a transnational agreement for cooperation in promoting the construction of infrastructure to connect the two countries both by gas pipeline and electricity cable.

In addition, the Cyprus and Israeli delegations will discuss the timetable for negotiations on the issue of the Aphrodite and Ishai fields.

Mr. Papanastasiou returns to Cyprus tomorrow afternoon.

(GA)
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