Cyprus has very good chance to find oil and natural gas
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''.
