Τζ. Payat: The FSRU is a crucial project for the security of SE Europe

“FSRU is crucial for the security of all the countries of SE Europe” project, stressed the US Ambassador to Greece, Jeffrey Payat, in his statements to APE-MPE on the sidelines of today’s event for the launch of the first floating storage unit and natural gas regasification (FSRU) in Alexandroupolis, which, he said, “has become a geostrategic crossroads”.

“Today’s event demonstrates the importance of having a vision and following it,” said Payat, congratulating the Greek government and all those involved in the project from the beginning. A project that marked a strong key example for regional cooperation.

“The FSRU is much more important today than it was the first time I talked about it in 2017,” Payat said. that was the investment. ”

According to the American ambassador, who is leaving Greece in a few days, this project “demonstrates the kind of leadership that Greece exercises” and “shows us how much the energy map of the region has changed in recent years”, with Alexandroupolis has acquired an important geostrategic role.

Mr Payat said he was “very proud of the role played by the US government, the US embassy in getting us here” and expressed confidence that when the new US ambassador to Greece, George Tsounis, takes office in a few days, enthusiasm and commitment to all that has been achieved so far, will bring “and the private sector perspective in achieving results”.

This, as Mr. Payat said, “demonstrates how a diplomatic and political vision” translates “into a practical investment and progress that will build a better future for all our citizens.”

Source: Capital

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