After US Energy Secretary Chris Wright canceled his visit to Israel last week, Energy Minister Eli Cohen will meet him on Thursday at a regional energy summit in Athens, says Cohen’s office.
US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, a close ally of US President Donald Trump, will also be at the summit.
Wright backed out of his Israel trip last week after Cohen refused to sign off on a massive gas export agreement recently agreed upon between Jerusalem and Cairo.
This week’s energy summit will also be attended by the Greek and Cypriot energy ministers.
According to the Energy Ministry, the ministers will discuss “promoting regional interests, joint projects in the energy sector, creating an infrastructure corridor from the Middle East to Europe via the Gulf and Israel, and “land connections between Israel and Europe, including electrical cables and natural gas pipeline.”
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