“After the latest developments we will look at everything with a fresh eye,” said the US Assistant Secretary of State for International Affairs. Ministry of Environment and Energydr. Andrew Lightanswering a question about their attitude USA regarding him Eastmed gas pipeline.
THE conduit is designed to transport gas from Eastern Mediterranean to Europe via Of Greecehowever, informal position of the US State Department – before the invasion in Ukraine characterized the project as unsustainable financially.
The position of Dr. Light was made under it 3rd Conference on Southeastern Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Western Balkans held in Washington. He praised the role of Greece in the wider region both for the transition to green energy and for the independence from Russian gas. “We have not only the green transition, but also the transition away from Russia,” he said.
At the same congress the former Minister of Energy Giannis Maniatis stressed that the Eastern Mediterranean is the only one alternative for detoxification from russian gas, with the exploitation of the deposits in Cyprus, Israel, Egypt and the possible ones in Greece. He stressed that all the studies that have been done for the Eastmed pipeline confirm that the project is technically and economically viable, something that is much more valid today, after the invasion of Ukraine, while he reminded that it has been included in the list of projects of common EU interest. Mr. Maniatis estimated that “if we behave smartly” in the coming years we can see a better future in the Eastern Mediterranean, safer and more peaceful, with better bilateral and tripartite relations between all countries in the region. He proposed upgrading Washington to the current 3 + 1 cooperation scheme between Greece, Cyprus, Israel on the one hand and the US on the other, while proposing long-term contracts for the supply of liquefied natural gas from the US so that there is more stability, both for producers and consumers in Europe.
Its general secretary Ministry of Environment and Energy Alexandra Sdoukou noted that a number of projects have been implemented with US support and new ones are being planned that contribute to the security of supply of the country and the Balkan region and highlight the strategic role of Of Greece in the area. These include TAP gas pipelines, Greece – Bulgaria which is expected to be operational soon, the interconnection with Northern Macedonia, the floating Liquefied Natural Gas station in Alexandroupolis, the electrical interconnections with Cyprus and Egypt etc.
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