State Department for EastMed: US remains committed to 3 + 1 regional cooperation scheme

The State Department clarified the non-paper, which allegedly expressed US concerns about the economic and environmental viability of the EastMed pipeline.

Answering a question from the Greek correspondents, a State Department spokesman clarified that the United States remains committed to the 3 + 1 regional cooperation scheme and that they consider Europe’s energy security a matter of national security. However, he noted that Washington is focusing on clean energy technologies that will prepare the Eastern Mediterranean region for the transition to a new energy era.

“At a time when Europe’s energy security is more than ever a matter of national security, we are committed to deepening our regional relations and promoting clean energy technologies. The United States continues to actively support regional efforts to strengthen cooperation. and stability, such as the 3 + 1 scheme in which the Republic of Cyprus, Greece, Israel and the US participate in. We remain committed to the natural energy interconnection of the Eastern Mediterranean with Europe. We also support projects such as the planned EuroAfrica interconnection from Egypt to Crete and the proposed EuroAsia interconnection connecting the Israeli, Cypriot and European electricity grids. energy markets, but will also help f the preparation of the area for the transition to clean energy “.

SOURCE: AMPE

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Source From: Capital

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