"The Great Sea Interconnector-2GSI project between Greece and Cyprus is officially put on ice until further notice, following ADMIE's decision to suspend funding. The project was effectively halted in July 2024 when, south of Kasos, Turkish warships intercepted the course of an Italian ship conducting surveys for the project. The attitude of the Turks at a stage of the project that had not even come close to laying a cable, but was foundering at the initial stage of surveys, as well as the inability to find a compromise through direct Greek-Turkish discussions made continuation extremely difficult. The government, however, is attempting to buy time, without further financial cost and with a view to exploring whether in the next phase the obstacles will disappear. At this stage, where Ankara is attempting to deepen its relations with the EU, anything can be used as a bargaining chip and therefore nothing can be considered definitive. However, on Wednesday evening the research vessel "Ievoli Relume" left Crete for Sicily, while two weeks earlier it was preceded by the "NG Worker". Both were active in research for the electrical interconnection."
Αποχώρησε από την Κρήτη και το δεύτερο ερευνητικό πλοίο «Ievoli Relume».
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