Israel, Cyprus and Greece are Signing an agreement to Build a Pipeline that Will bring Israeli Gas across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe

JNS Staff : Jan 3, 2020
Breaking Israel News

"...We have established an alliance in the Middle East of tremendous importance for the future of Israel's energy and turning it into an energy superpower." -Benjamin Netanyahu

[JNS via Breaking Israel News] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz traveled to Athens, Greece, on Thursday, where they are to sign a three-way gas agreement with Cyprus and Greece that sets the stage for the exportation of natural gas to Europe. (Image: Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the fifth Israel-Greece-Cyprus Summit in Beersheva on Dec. 20, 2018 /Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO /via BIN)

Under the prospective agreement, Israel and Cyprus will jointly export gas from their offshore wells through Greece and Italy to the rest of Europe. Though Italy will not attend the summit, it is expected to sign the agreement in the near future.

Before leaving for Athens, Netanyahu announced, "We are headed to a very important summit with the president of Cyprus and the newly-elected Greek prime minister."

The prime minister added that "we have established an alliance in the Middle East of tremendous importance for the future of Israel's energy and turning it into an energy superpower"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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