Today, in Athens the leaders of Greece, Cyprus and Israel are taking part in the ceremony of signing of the intergovernmental agreement on construction of gas pipeline "EastMed", which may become the longest in the world.
the Length of the pipeline is 1900 kilometers, it will connect Greece, Cyprus and Israel to Italy and other South-Eastern countries of Europe. The design capacity of the project is estimated at 10 billion cubic meters of gas annually.
Development of significant reserves of natural gas offshore Israel and Cyprus is complicated by territorial disputes and political tensions.
Turkey is categorically against the implementation of bypass pipelines without the consent of Ankara. Recently, Turkey signed a Memorandum of understanding on Maritime borders with the Palestinian national consensus government of Libya (NTC), headed by Faiz by Sarraj.
After President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that now the construction of the pipeline "EastMed" will need the permission of Ankara and Tripoli, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested that Greece and Cyprus to accelerate the signing of the agreement.
the EU Council has endorsed the imposition of sanctions against Turkey for the illegal exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean. Ankara insists on the legality of their actions, explaining their Treaty with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, whose government recognizes only the Turkey itself.
