Hurriyet Daily News: Turkey best route for Cypriot gas to Europe, EU minister

Turkey is the best route for sending offshore natural gas from Cyprus to Europe, EU Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on July 1.

Çavuşoğlu’s comments came amid growing expectations that the reserves from the Aphrodite gas field off the southern coast of Cyprus – estimated to be about 200 billion cubic meters – could prove a catalyst for peace and cooperation in the region.

Çavuşoğlu said the construction of a pipeline to transport the gas from offshore Cyprus would aid, both politically and financially, peace talks between the two sides, which resumed in February after a year-long hiatus.

“Turkey wants a permanent solution and peace in Cyprus,” Çavuşoğlu said, during a meeting with Fikri Toros, president of the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce in Ankara.
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