Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum in Ramallah, Israel to support EMGF goals

 

CAIRO – 21 February 2021: Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Tareq el Mulls headed on Sunday to Palestinian Ramallah and Israel to conduct negotiations with Palestinian Presidential adviser for the economic affairs Mohammad Mustafa and Israeli Minister of Energy Yuval Steinitz, in light of supporting the goals and efforts of East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF), according to a statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum.

 

The Forum includes Egypt, Palestine, Israel, Cyprus, Greece, Jordan, and Italy, the statement added.

 

The visit aims at crystallizing a common vision and a systematic dialogue to develop a gas regional market after the EMGF’s Charter came into force to support the member states’ efforts in order to invest in their gas reserves and use their current and future infrastructures throughout productive and constructive cooperation between the Forum member states.