Intense rumors have been prevalent in the last 24 hours about whether and when the investigations to Kaso for the electrical interface Greece-Cyprus-Israel, Great Sea Interconnector.
The government has cultivated a picture of determination in the last month to continue the operation of the Italian ships that have undertaken the investigations into electric interconnection. According to reports, the aim was to issue the long -awaited NAVTEX within the next week.
However, there has been a rather negative development that sets the whole issue on a new basis. Specifically, these are the very positive comments of US President Trump on Tayyip Erdogan and American-Turkish relations, which were even made during Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit. So Athens may have got the message that he will not find support from Washington on the cable issue.
In his comment yesterday at the Delphi Forum, Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou avoided identifying a new date for investigations. “The plan has many individual elements, which do not allow public discussions. It also requires institutional management with our partners and the Commission, “the minister said.
In his own statements, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis made his own interview, “we always measure the events, count the intentions and count reactions and always in line with how it will be as far as possible for us to do so.”
A possible explanation for any possible delay is that Athens does not want to “telegraph” its intentions in Ankara. The second scenario is that he has not yet secured the international factor as he wants him and chooses to wait for another.
However, it is clear that either with the support of the US or without, the project must proceed as critical national interests are at stake. At the same time, there is the part of payments to the contractor, Nexans, as the lost time costs the Greek side.
Finally, it should be noted that the Italian ship Ng Worker remained unmoved yesterday in the Messina area of Italy.