Cyprus courts UAE amid Greek pressure on subsea cable: What to know
The project has been beset with delays due to longstanding disagreements between NATO members Greece and Turkey over territory in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Cyprus has approached the United Arab Emirates for possible cooperation on a $2.2 billion EU-funded subsea power cable that would link Europe with the Eastern Mediterranean region, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday.
His remarks came a day after Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged Nicosia to “prove in practice” its commitment to the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) project.
In response, on Monday, Christodoulides reiterated that Cyprus backed the cable but suggested his government was also looking to other countries for support. "To cite just one example that proves this political commitment of ours, I myself and the foreign minister visited the United Arab Emirates," he told reporters.
"I met with the president of the country precisely to discuss this issue and to consider the possibility of a joint partnership … to invest in other areas related to this project,” Christodoulides added.
