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US supports Cyprus, wants closer east Med gas cooperation

by Associated Press
| August 16, 2020 11:03 AM

LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — The U.S. wants tighter cooperation on developing gas finds in the “strategically significant” eastern Mediterranean and supports Cyprus’ right to exploit hydrocarbon deposits discovered in its waters, a senior U.S. State Department official said Sunday.

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