19-07-05 Cyprus has a very good chance to find oil and natural gas, Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Amin Sameh Samir Fahmy said, reassuring that his country would assist Cyprus in its efforts to utilize its reserves.
''Cyprus has very good chance to find oil and gas and we are not going to end this cooperation unless we make sure that Cyprus enjoys really the utilization of gas and oil from Cyprus off shore or on shore facilities'', Egyptian Minister stressed, after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on energy matters, with his Cypriot counterpart Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Giorgos Lillikas.

Egyptian Minister, who is paying Cyprus an official visit, was received later on by Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos.
He also had a meeting with President of the House of Representatives Demetris Christofias, who expressed his gratitude to the government of Egypt ''for the long support and solidarity towards the Cyprus people for a just and viable solution to the Cyprus problem''.