On the other hand, Ambassador Dr. Ezzat Saad, ECFA Director, participated in the Joint Symposium, convened by the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (American University in Cairo), the Institute of International Relations (Greece), and the Cyprus Center for Green Development and Energy Policy, about the “Emerging Strategic Cooperation amongst Egypt, Cyprus and Greece: Energy and Security”, held on 25 September 2017, where the Symposium included two themes:

(i) cooperation amongst the three States in the field of energy; and

(ii) cooperation and challenges in the eastern Mediterranean region.

In his speech, Ambassador Ezzat Saad, noted the importance of: strengthening cooperation among the three States in the field of Natural Gas; building a strategic alliance amongst them, adding Libya, once its stability is restored; linking major gas fields among Egypt, Greece and Cyprus in anticipation of the start of exporting gas to Europe; and working together to develop a comprehensive strategy for the gas industry.