As a decisive turning point for shaping developments in Middle East He described the Minister of Environment and Energy, described Stavros Papastavrou The targeted US attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, speaking today on ERT1.
Mr Papastavrou stressed that “a new chapter in the area is opening up. In this volatile landscape, our country as a member of the EU, a member of NATO, a member of the UN Security Council -this year -with a strong government and with modern armed forces with deterrent power, is a factor in stability. ” And he continued: “We have traditionally true, honest relationships with the Arab world and Israel. We are shielded energy, we have a differentiated energy mix and we can respond. Of course, we are part of a global economic and energy system and obviously any great global instability affects us. “
Asked about the recent reaction from the Libyan Foreign Ministry, the Minister of Environment and Energy He replied that this is a “pre -emptive reaction”, adding that “today if you enter Libya’s competition for her own plots do you know what you will find? That the plots of the Libyan competition, 10, 14 and 15 are just on the middle, where the plots are “touched” by the plots, which we declared. That is, in practice the Libyan oil agency denies its foreign ministry because it accepts the midline. And how could he not do this, after all? Because the midline is what international law and international practice provides if there is no agreement between two states. How could he invite foreign investors if he did not follow the midline? “
Referring to the EU Ministers of Energy Council In Luxembourg, Mr. Papastavrou He emphasized that our country has highlighted the need to exist at European level, a common energy policy, energy strategy, adding that “there is a wall between the north and southeastern Europe. This cannot be continued. It is as if there is two -speed Europe in the energy sector. And this is very important, the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, highlighted it, in a letter to the President of the Commission in January and before the end of June, the convening of this Working Group, the Task Force, the impact group, will finally see that this energy and the Greek team, Always more than double prices from the north countries. Now, this impact team has to do a real job so as not to go through the energy crisis we went through in 2022. “
And Mr. Papastavrou concluded: “The important thing is, after today’s developments in the Middle East, where we have a new chapter, Europe can work effectively and have no 27 individuals, but a common strategy in the energy sector.”