Energy minister heads to Israel to discuss energy agreements
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou is headed to Jerusalem, where on Thursday he will hold meetings with his counterpart, Israeli Energy and Infrastructure Minister, Israel Katz.
The focus of the meeting is alternative solutions for transporting natural gas from the Eastern Mediterranean to Cyprus for power generation and export to international markets.
The meeting agenda includes the initiation of an interstate agreement of cooperation on construction of infrastructure to connect the two countries, via both a natural gas pipeline and an electric cable.
In addition, the Cypriot and Israeli delegations will discuss the timetable for negotiations on the issue of the Aphrodite and Yishai fields.
Papanastasiou is expected to return on Thursday afternoon.