Cyprus energy minister to attend East Mediterranean gas forum in Athens

Cyprus Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry, George Papanastasiou, is scheduled to depart for Athens on Tuesday evening, October 6, 2026, to attend a high-level energy conference. The event, titled "Accelerating the Eastern Mediterranean as an energy corridor: From dialogue to corridor realisation," is organized by the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) and HELLENiQ ENERGY. The primary goal of the conference is to discuss strategies for leveraging regional energy resources and transforming the area into a functional energy corridor.

On the sidelines of the summit, Minister Damianos is set to hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts, the Greek Minister of Environment and Energy, Stavros Papastavrou, and the Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim Badawi. These will be followed by a trilateral meeting between the three officials to coordinate on regional energy infrastructure. Furthermore, Damianos will join a ministerial discussion panel focused on the strategic voices shaping the sector's development. Following the completion of the conference, the Minister is scheduled to return to Cyprus on Wednesday afternoon, October 7, 2026.