Egypt's Minister of Petroleum holding meetings in Nicosia

The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Karim Badawi, who is paying a two-day visit to Cyprus will on Thursday, 24 July meet with the President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, in the presence of Cyprus' Energy Minister, George Papanastasiou, to discuss the progress of the development of both the 'Cronos' and 'Aphrodite' fields.

As it has been announced, immediately after the meeting with the President of the Republic, the two Ministers and technical teams will meet with representatives of ENI and TotalEnergies to be briefed on the progress of technical and commercial consultations for the development of 'Cronos'.

The Minister of Energy will also have a separate meeting with senior executives of TotalEnergies to review the progress of the company's research program in the EEZ of the Republic of Cyprus, specifically with the Senior Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa, Julien Pouget, and the Vice President for North Africa, Jean Jeylet.

The Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources is paying a two-day visit to Cyprus on 23 and 24 July, at the invitation of the Minister of Energy, in order to monitor the progress of the deposits development project in Block 6 of the Cypriot EEZ.

According to a Ministry of Energy press release, the visit is taking place within the framework of the agreed cooperation between the two Ministries for the close progress monitoring of the deposits development project in block 6 of the EEZ of the Republic of Cyprus, following the signing of the Host Government Agreement (HGA) in Egypt on 17 February, 2025.

As stated, Badawi is being accompanied to Cyprus by a delegation from the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and the Egyptian Natural Gas Authority (EGAS).

(Badawi is pictured with Papanastasiou during a 2024 visit to Cyprus.)

(Source: CNA)