Greek foreign minister says subsea power link to Cyprus will conclude
ATHENS, March 13 (Reuters) - A project on a subsea power cable to link continental Europe to the East Mediterranean will materialise, Greek foreign minister said on Thursday after meeting his Israeli and Cypriot counterparts.
Media reports earlier this week suggested that the project had stalled over territorial differences.
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Greek power grid operator IPTO (ADMr.AT), opens new tab is building the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) cable, which will link transmission networks of Europe to Cyprus. It will later stretch to Israel through the Mediterranean Sea.
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