Papastavrou on Chevron: We have nothing to discuss with Turkiye

“We person thing to sermon with Turkiye connected the contented of Chevron, as the Prime Minister intelligibly said successful his interrogation with the Wall Street Journal. That is, nary substance what, we volition combat for our sovereign rights, which are non-negotiable,” the Minister of Environment and Energy, Stavros Papastavrou, said, among different things, connected ANT1 TV connected Monday.

“Obviously, determination are points of communal involvement with Turkiye, which we tin sermon successful a constructive mode and not with threats. For example, tourism,” the curate said.

Papastavrou noted that Greece’s economical and governmental stability, its strategical presumption and its infrastructure fortify its relation arsenic an important vigor hub successful the wider region, adding that it is besides a strategical vigor spouse of the United States.

The Minister of Environment and Energy stressed that connected November 6 and 7, the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy Cooperation (P-TEC) league volition beryllium held successful Greece.

Regarding Chevron’s information successful the hydrocarbon contention being held by Greece, Papastavrou pointed retired that this is an highly important development, which, erstwhile the exploration begins and if it is proven that determination are so deposits for commercialized exploitation, volition pb Greece to alteration level, some economically and energetically.

“If the hunt is successful, we volition nary longer import earthy gas, we volition person cheaper vigor prices for some households and businesses, which volition besides amended their competitiveness. Our state volition summation vigor self-sufficiency and the modular of surviving of Greek men and women volition amended to a precise ample extent,” helium emphasised. At the aforesaid time, helium said that this occurrence is the culmination of 15 years of efforts, but that the New Democracy authorities had implemented it, increasing and strengthening Greece, putting the program into action. Giving the timetable for the competition, helium noted that the statement volition beryllium submitted to the Court of Auditors successful November, truthful that it tin past spell to Parliament for ratification and successful aboriginal 2026, seismic and geophysical surveys volition begin, which volition instrumentality 2 to 3 years to complete.

source ANA-MPA