By Gifts Antoniou

Key It is considered the week that begins for the decisions to be taken, in terms of continuing investigations for the Pontic of the Greece – Cyprus -Israel electric connection cable.

The slight postponement of the start of the investigations that was decided last week triggered a series of scenarios, but government sources say that the project will proceed and refer to the recent statement by Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, who would also say that “the work would go ahead”. Recall that this is a project co -funded by the European Union protected by international law. “

Today the Prime Minister will meet at Maximus Palace with France Minister of DefenseSebastian Lekorni, who will also meet with his Greek counterpart, Nikos Dendia.

A few days before the arrival of the French minister, French waters entered Greek waters aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, which arrived yesterday to the Faliro bay. France’s support in completing the cable pontine project is a given, as the French interests is a key role in the project. The Greek side also looks forward to the support of Israel, but also in the exercise of influence of the Netanyahu government in the new US leadership in the same direction.

The decision to postpone the start of the investigations seems to have been considered imperative, as it was considered to be not served by the given international juncture, which may cause reactions. That is to say, it was considered that all the necessary preparation should be done to make the work to reopen the investigations, the work will proceed normally, without new delays and backs.

Great Wednesday is expected to meet the KYSEA, where the next moves and timetable will be discussed. Athens also records Turkey’s reactions, as recorded in the neighboring media and the picture is not encouraging. The efforts, however, have not been abandoned to find a common place. It remains to be seen whether they will bear fruit and how the situation that is shaped can be addressed.

The prime minister, in an interview with “Monocle”, underlined the importance of keeping channels of communication with Turkey. “Even if we agree that we disagree with important issues, this does not mean that there must be constantly conditions, nor does it mean that we cannot investigate opportunities to strengthen our relationship on other fronts. And, of course, this requires honest and open communication channels, which I think we have created with Turkey at all levels. I believe it is important, even when we disagree, we can chat openA ”he stressed.

In Athens they hold as positive That Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking at the Antalya diplomacy forum, moved in corresponding tones and said that “we aim to maintain peace and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea and work with our Greece”.

In addition to the issue of the cable, for which Athens looks forward to French support, today’s meeting of Mr Mitsotakis with Mr Lekorni is expected to raise issues of defense cooperation, and the issue of the sale of Meteor rockets in Turkey is also on the table.