Egypt, Greece, Cyprus pledge to boost energy cooperation

[Mahmoud_EGY]

Nov 8 (Reuters) - Egypt, facing its worst power crisis in decades, on Saturday pledged greater energy cooperation with Greece and Cyprus, a diplomatic move that opened up the possibility of progress in talks to import natural gas from Cyprus.

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades said in Cairo that the three countries "discussed boosting cooperation in the field of energy, with the belief that the discovery of hydrocarbons in the eastern Mediterranean can contribute to supporting regional cooperation for stability and prosperity."

The meeting in Cairo between Anastasiades, Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras demonstrated deepening ties between the three states, who are challenging Turkey's efforts to chart gas deposits in areas of the east Mediterrean claimed by Cyprus.

The emerging alliance fits Egypt's interests well. Its relations with Turkey quickly soured last year after Sisi toppled President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist movement supported by Turkey's government.

Egypt badly needs natural gas imports. It has been unable to clinch attractive import deals with allies like Russia and Algeria at least partly because it lacks re-gasification technology needed to import liquefied natural gas (LNG).

BG Egypt, a subsidiary of global energy company BG, said last month it was in talks to import natural gas from Cyprus using BG's existing pipeline infrastructure, meaning re-gasification would not be needed.

No details about BG Egypt's talks with Cyprus Hydrocarbons (CHC) were announced by the leaders at a joint news conference.

But the leaders said they would work to strengthen cooperation on a number of issues, including a solution to Cyprus' decades-old partition along the ethnic lines of its Greek and Turkish Cypriot populations.

That split has implications for gas reserves that Cyprus, a European Union member, is keen to develop to the south of the Mediterranean island.

Turkey does not recognise Cyprus, and has reportedly dispatched a ship to collect seismic data in the disputed waters -- a precursor for possible gas exploration.

The Cairo meeting came a day after Greece urged Turkey to stop harassing Cyprus while it looks to exploit offshore natural gas fields, wading into the island's dispute. (Reporting by Maggie Fick; Editing by Stephen Powell)
Egypt, Greece, Cyprus pledge to boost energy cooperation| Reuters

Cairo Declaration signed between Cyprus, Greece and Egypt
Greece, Cyprus to represent Egypt’s interests in EU - Daily News Egypt

 

[Arabian Legend]

All the best to Egypt.

 

[Neptune]

Hahah...seems like they realised they can't take on us one to one. Well they'll realise another thing soon

 

[xenon54 out]

Hahah...seems like they realised they can't take on us one to one. Well they'll another thing soon

First Israel now Egypt, why is everybody running to Greece, i mean what do they expect from them?

 

[Mahmoud_EGY]

First Israel now Egypt, why is everybody running to Greece, i mean what do they expect from them?

Greece is a nice country what is not to like about it

 

[Mahmoud_EGY]

All the best to Egypt.

good luck to us all these are hard times in the region

 

[Mahmoud_EGY]

Hahah...seems like they realised they can't take on us one to one. Well they'll another thing soon

you mean open war ? not a possibility that there will be war but if there is our army can defend the homeland

 

[xenon54 out]

The meeting in Cairo between Anastasiades, Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sisi and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras demonstrated deepening ties between the three states, who are challenging Turkey's efforts to chart gas deposits in areas of the east Mediterrean claimed by Cyprus.

Greece is a nice country what is not to like about it

Im sure the topic was all about Butterflies and Flowers.

 

[ResurgentIran]

you mean open war ? not a possibility that there will be war but if there is our army can defend the homeland

Yes. Egypt would militarily defeat Turkey, if it got attacked.

 

[T-123456]

Yes. Egypt would militarily defeat Turkey.

Tiny Israel would militarily defeat Iran,so whats your point?

 

[ResurgentIran]

Tiny Israel would militarily defeat Iran,so whats your point?

Tiny Israel would defeat Turkey in a conventional war, which is why ErDOGan did nothing but bark "waff waff arrrrr arrrrrr" when Israel murdered 9 Turks on the flotilla. What is your point?

 

[T-123456]

Israel would defeat Turkey in a conventional war, which is why ErDOGan did nothing but bark (waff waff) when Israel murdered 9 Turks on the flotilla. What is your point?

Erdogan does the same as the Iranian regime does,so only talk big.
In a conventional war Israel could never defeat Turkiye,only their Dolphin class subs with nukes are the problem.
Didnt know you were a troll,good to know,troll.
Go drink another Red Bull and come up with some more Hollywood stories,maybe you will be able to fly higher.

 

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Turkish Navy authorized over oil crisis with Greek Cyprus

The Turkish Navy has been authorized by the government for the full implementation of recently amended rules of engagement in the eastern Mediterranean in the face of growing tension between littoral countries, including Turkey, Greek Cyprus, Egypt andIsrael over oil and natural gas drilling projects.

“The Prime Ministry handed over the rules of engagement to the Chief of General Staff and the Chief of Staff handed them over to the Naval Forces Command. We will act in line with these rules of engagement in the event we face a situation over this issue,” Adm. Bülent Bostanoğlu, the naval forces commander, told reporters Nov. 9 in Muğla as he participated in the Blue Whale-2014 naval exercise.

“Our naval forces elements will continue their mission of situational awareness in the region.”
Bostanoğlu’s statement came after a question on which rules of engagement the Turkish Navy would follow if Turkish vessels confront Greek or Israeli warships in the eastern Mediterranean.

Tension between Turkey and the Greek Cyprus-Greece duo has increased recently after the Greek Cypriot government issued licenses for oil and natural gas exploration in its claimed economic exclusive zones in the eastern Mediterranean. Turkey strongly criticized the move, saying it was a clear breach of Turkey and Turkish Cypriots’ rights and sent a seismic exploration vessel to the region for its own drilling purposes and one warship for the surveillance of foreign platform vessels being used for oil exploration.

“The Turkish Naval Forces is providing support and close protection to the Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa Research Vessel. On the other hand, it continues to keep the drill ship hired by the Greek Cypriot administration under surveillance from nine kilometers’ distance. The order given to us for the moment is not to enter into this nine-kilometer area. That’s why no incident of harassment or disturbance has occurred,” he said.

The Turkish naval commander said the ongoing Blue Whale exercise had nothing to do with ongoing tension and that it was a biannual exercise whose preparations started two years ago. “The objective of the exercise is to improve cooperation with our allies and particularly to perform anti-submarine defense operations,” he said.

The tension between Turkey and Greek Cyprus has recently turned into a regional one as the latter took advantage of the former’s worsening relations with Egypt and Israel, which both have similar claims in the eastern Mediterranean. Greek, Greek Cypriot and Egyptian leaders came together at a tripartite summit in Cairo where they discussed regional security and economic cooperation.

Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades on Nov. 8 accused Turkey of “provocative actions” that he said Ankara was hindering the island’s peace talks and compromising security in the eastern Mediterranean.

“Turkey’s provocative actions do not just compromise the peace talks, but also affect security in the eastern Mediterranean region,” Anastasiades said at a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.

“For the [Cyprus peace] negotiations to succeed, Turkey needs to show a positive intention and adopt a constructive stance through positive and effective steps in this direction,” he said.

Ankara issued a notice that a Turkish seismic vessel would carry out a survey until Dec. 30 in the same area where the Italian-Korean energy consortium ENI-Kogas is operating. Ankara opposes the Greek Cypriot government’s exploitation of offshore energy reserves before a deal is reached to solve the decades-long division of the east Mediterranean island.

Turkish Navy authorized over oil crisis with Greek Cyprus - DIPLOMACY

which is why ErDOGan did nothing but bark "waff waff arrrrr arrrrrr" when Israel murdered 9 Turks on the flotilla.

Maybe, this is why Navy has been authorized this time.

 

[ResurgentIran]

Erdogan does the same as the Iranian regime does,so only talk big.
In a conventional war Israel could never defeat Turkiye,only their Dolphin class subs with nukes are the problem.
Didnt know you were a troll,good to know,troll.
Go drink another Red Bull and come up with some more Hollywood stories,maybe you will be able to fly higher.

No, we're not like you at all. Unlike you, we back action with words and balls. Need I remind you that Hezbollah, which gave Israel a nosebleed and damaged its strategic deterrence in 2006, is trained and armed by Iran. Has Turkey ever delivered weapons to anyone that is not in US "like-list" or in any way confronted Israel (for all its talk), whether by itself or by using proxies?
No
Oh and before you go and say Iran uses others for its work, I also may have to remind you that Iran shares no border with Israel. So neither Israel or Iran have good ability to engage in a war directly with each other, which is why they use proxies.
There is a reason why Israel does not worry about Turkey or opens it mouth about it. Its not because you are suparpowa. Rather its because you are a podonk power, that talks the talk but doesnt walk the walk. Go avenge your 9 dead Turks and stop barking.
Arrr arrrr waff waff lol

Dont bother responding because I aint gonna read it. lol

 

[Neptune]

you mean open war ? not a possibility that there will be war but if there is our army can defend the homeland

Of course not. I mean economy, energy, naval force due to the energy crisis.