Papastavros on the Greece-Cyprus cable: “In order for the project to proceed, reservations about its viability must end”

“For the task to proceed, reservations astir its viability indispensable extremity and each method and fiscal issues indispensable beryllium resolved,” Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou said Monday greeting successful a tv interview, referring to the Great Sea Interconnector, the electric interconnection betwixt Greece and Cyprus.

The curate described the cablegram arsenic a task of “strategic importance” that volition extremity Cyprus’ vigor isolation and pb to a simplification successful precocious energy prices. He stressed that the European Union has already invested 657 cardinal euros, ranking it among the 8 astir important vigor infrastructure projects successful Europe.

At the aforesaid time, helium took jabs astatine the Cypriot side, noting that the Cypriot concern minister’s doubts are putting obstacles successful the mode of a task that has already been approved and financed. “An statement signed by Greece, Cyprus, and the European Union cannot beryllium questioned aft the fact,” helium said.

Responding to reports of “blackmail” by ADMIE, according to yesterday’s statements by Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, Papastavrou was categorical: “51% of ADMIE belongs to the Greek state. Greece is not blackmailing, it is lone speaking institutionally.”
The Greek authorities owns 51% of the Greek state’s assets.

The Greek authorities is not conscionable talking astir the Greek state; it is lone acting legally.
In conclusion, helium assured that Greek-Cypriot relations “remain unbreakable and supra immoderate project”, portion helium expressed assurance that with communal volition and determination “the task volition spell ahead”.