The fourth ministerial meeting of the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) convened on March 9 and concurred that Egypt will continue its presidency of the EMGF led by the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, until the end of 2021. 

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi praised the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) as it set up a defined framework for joint projects in the natural gas field.

The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla, alongside Natasa Pilides, Cyprus’ Energy Minister discussed the establishment of a direct marine pipeline between the two countries.

The Minister of the Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, said that the Eastern Mediterranean Natural Gas Forum (EMGF), is responsible for the cooperation in order to overcome the challenges and the great changes in the region,

The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, asserted the necessity of utilizing the tripartite cooperation between Egypt, Cyprus, and Greece in the Eastern Mediterranean region as an important model in order to deepen the Arab-European partnership and develop cooperation in diverse fields, citing a governmental statement.

The seventh tripartite summit between Egypt, Cyprus, and Greece will be convened on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 in Cairo, according to a governmental statement published on SIS.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sameh Shoukry, has met with the President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, and his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides, to discuss boosting economic cooperation.

This came during the “Ask the President” session, as part of the National Youth Conference held on July 30-31, in response to a question on the Eastern Mediterranean gas discoveries.

The Second Ministerial Meeting of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) was held in Cairo on July 24-25, as per the invitation of H.E Eng. Tarek El Molla, the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources.

Presidential decree number 537 for the year 2019 was issued on July 4 approving the governmental agreement between Egypt and Cyprus to establish direct natural gas subsea pipeline.