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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 13-02-25
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[01] Greece holds key role in European energy highway, PM says
[01] Greece holds key role in European energy highway, PM says
AMNA /
Greece "sits" on top of the major highways supplying all of Europe in
oil, and all of southern Europe in natural gas, Prime Minister Antonis
Samaras pointed out at opening remarks on Monday, at the International
Herald Tribune's Athens Energy Forum 2013.
"Especially in Europe, where energy consumption is high yet energy
self-sufficiency is low, any member-state contributing to diversifying
energy sources and to the discovery of new sources, increasing the
self-sufficiency of all of Europe, upgrades itself and strengthens Europe
overall," Samaras said.
The basic geopolitical dimension of energy is security, Samaras noted,
mentioning "security in supply, in other words, diversifying sources,
and security in the transport of energy resources."
Greece is well positioned to produce and export Greek resources, he
said, making special mention of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), a
project starting from Greece and transporting natural gas to Italy and
the hydrocarbon exploration in the Aegean. It could also guarantee the
transport of energy resources by Greece's merchant marine, the largest
in the world.
Shortly before going on an official visit to Turkey, Samaras said
that both sides had expressed a wish to resolve their differences over
hydrocarbon exploration in the Aegean Sea amicably. "The best way to
resolve an issue is by respect of international maritime law," Samaras
said, noting that both countries had made verbal demarches to the
United Nations. "There is, however, a difference," the premier noted,
"in that we are calling on the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and
have ratified it, whereas Turkey is calling on it but has not signed it."
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