Greek Energy Minister Skrekas attends 5th online Gas Forum meeting
Wednesday, 07 July 2021
Greek Energy & Environment Minister Kostas Skrekas attended the 5th ministerial meeting of the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF), held online on Tuesday.
The meeting was chaired by the Arab Republic of Egypt's Minister for Petroleum & Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla, and was attended by the energy ministers of Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Italy, Jordan and Palestine. The United States attended the meeting for the first time as an observer.
EMGF ministers approved European Union and World Bank requests to attend as observers, while Minister Skrekas expressed his satisfaction over the expansion of membership in the organization, and over the forum's greater efforts to promote energy security in the region.