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Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Pompeo attends summit of Mediterranean natural gas producers in Jerusalem
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends a four-way meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades in Jerusalem.
The leaders discussed plans to build a natural gas pipeline from the eastern Mediterranean to Europe.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently meeting in Jerusalem with President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. ???????????????????????????????? pic.twitter.com/F2ObhYLHY3
— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) March 20, 2019
The so-called EastMed Pipeline Project will start about 170 kilometers off Cyprus’s southern coast and stretch for 2,200 kilometers to reach Otranto, Italy, via Crete and the Greek mainland. the pipeline will have the capacity to carry up to 20 billion cubic meters of gas yearly.
The Times of Israel Community.