N. Anastasiadis: EastMed is not a US issue

It is not a matter of the USA a European project like the EastMed gas pipeline, said the President of the Republic Nikos Anastasiadis.

Regarding the visit of Victoria Nuland, US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs in Cyprus, President Anastasiadis said that he did not convey the upgrade of the occupied territories but the need for Turkey’s involvement in the Eastern Mediterranean energy.

Speaking to reporters after the handover ceremony to the investor, the marina and port of Larnaca, and when asked if during his meeting with US Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland yesterday, he conveyed a message from Ankara, where Ms. Nuland was Before going to Cyprus, and being asked to comment on her reports in interviews suggesting an energy union with the occupied territories before reaching a solution to the Cyprus problem, the President said “no, what she conveyed is not the upgrading of the occupied territories, it is the need to involve her Turkey in the energy of the Mediterranean “.

“Regarding EastMed, they are waiting for the final report – a study funded by the European Union”, said Mr. Anastasiadis. He noted that if it is sustainable, if there are investors and the submarine allows it then it will be realized.

“It’s not a matter for the US government to do a European project. What everyone sees and what is very important is the need for the European Union to become independent of specific gas markets and to create alternative gas pipelines to Europe, and the closest route is the basin. of the Eastern Mediterranean “, he added.

Source: Capital

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