Mitsotakis – Christodoulides at the UN: United Front for Greece–Cyprus Electricity Interconnection

Bilateral gathering successful New York highlights shared committedness to the strategical Great Sea Interconnector and upcoming intergovernmental acme successful Athens

On the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly successful New York, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides, reaffirming the 2 countries’ associated committedness to implementing the Greece–Cyprus energy interconnection, known arsenic the Great Sea Interconnector.

The gathering underlined the excellent bilateral relations between Greece and Cyprus, portion besides addressing preparations for the upcoming Greece–Cyprus Intergovernmental Summit, which volition instrumentality spot this November successful Athens.

President Christodoulides briefed Prime Minister Mitsotakis connected the priorities of Cyprus’s upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union (2026). Both leaders emphasized that their governments remain fully committed to the strategical value and timely implementation of the interconnection project, which enjoys the strong enactment of some the European Commission and the European Council.

The Great Sea Interconnector involves the operation of a high-voltage nonstop existent (HVDC) submarine cable, linking Cyprus to Crete, and yet to mainland Greece. Once completed, it volition extremity Cyprus’s presumption arsenic the only EU subordinate authorities not connected to the continental energy grid.

The 2 leaders besides discussed recent developments successful the Cyprus issue, up of a scheduled tripartite meeting on September 27, hosted by the United Nations Secretary-General, which volition see the Turkish Cypriot leadership.

Source: pagenews.gr