Gerapetritis briefs political party leaders on Greece–Cyprus power cable – The schedule

Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis will hold a series of meetings today with political party leaders to brief them on foreign policy issues, at a time when tensions between Athens and Ankara are ongoing over the Greece–Cyprus electricity interconnection project.

The briefings follow the issuance of two counter-NAVTEX notices by Greece and Cyprus, through which the two countries responded to a Turkish navigational warning concerning surveys being conducted by the French vessel Abeille Marengo, as part of the preparatory work for laying the submarine power cable.

It is worth noting that, according to information previously made public, the political party leaders are also expected to receive the text of the French diplomatic note during the briefings.

Despite the exchange of NAVTEX and counter-NAVTEX notices, the situation in the area remains calm. The French vessel continues to conduct bathymetric surveys south of Karpathos, moving at low speed and remaining within the coordinates specified in the Greek navigational notice, as part of preparations for the Greece–Cyprus electricity interconnection project.

The Greek frigate Limnos remains in close proximity to the French survey vessel, while a Turkish frigate is monitoring its movements from a considerable distance.

Meanwhile, speaking at an international strategic forum in Iraqi Kurdistan, George Gerapetritis sent a clear message to Ankara that Athens will not accept any interference that could obstruct the implementation of the project.

It is recalled that the opposition had already requested an official briefing from the government on November 9 regarding developments surrounding the Greece–Cyprus submarine electricity interconnection cable and, in particular, the contents of the French diplomatic note addressed to Turkey.

On Thursday, it was announced that the briefings for political party leaders would take place today, Saturday.

Meeting Schedule

• At 9:30 a.m., Gerapetritis will brief Nikos Androulakis, president of PASOK–KINAL.
• An hour and a half later, at 11:00 a.m., he will meet with Dimitris Koutsoumpas, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE).
• At 12:00 p.m., he will brief Zoe Konstantopoulou, president of Course of Freedom.
• At 1:00 p.m., he will meet with Kyriakos Velopoulos, president of Greek Solution.
• In the afternoon, at 5:00 p.m., he will brief Rena Dourou, president of SYRIZA–Progressive Alliance.