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Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-12-11
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[01] Libya proposes Med natgas pipeline to Greece
[01] Libya proposes Med natgas pipeline to Greece
The Libyan government on Tuesday proposed the construction of a natural
gas pipeline linking the North African country with Crete, in an
invitation to examine prospects for such a project addressed to Athens
amid a Greek deputy foreign minister's ongoing visit to the country.
Meanwhile, Deputy FM Petros Doukas, who arrived in Tripoli on Monday,
had a series of meetings on Tuesday with Libyan National Oil Corp.
(NOC) chairman and former General Secretary of the People's Committee
(prime minister) Shokri Ghanem, the secretary of the General People's
Committee (minister) for finance Muhammad Ali al-Huwayz, and General
Post and Telecommunication Company (GPTC) chairman Mohammad el-Qaddafi,
as discussions focused on Greek business activities in Libya and the
opportunities presented.
Addressing Greek entrepreneurs in Libya during an event on Monday
evening, Doukas said they have no reason to allow a market with so many
and large opportunities, such as Libya, to be claimed by neighbouring
countries in the Mediterranean.
Doukas said there were immense opportunities in Libya for expansion of
business activities by Greek entrepreneurs, and made specific reference
to infrastructure projects, energy, water resources management,
transports, tourism, foods and armaments, among others.
He said the initiative belonged to the business people themselves,
adding that they had the support of the Greek state via the Hellenic
Exports Promotion Organisation (HEPO), the Hellenic Centre for
Investment (ELKE), and the economic and commercial attaches.
Caption: ANA-MPA file photo of Greek Deputy FM Petros Doukas.
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