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Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou met his Serbian counterpart Dubravka Dedovic Handanovic in Belgrade on Thursday, to discuss among other issues, the further development of Serbia’s natural gas supply via Greece.
The meeting was attended by the Greek Ambassador in Serbia, Maria Levanti, and Serbian Ambassador to Greece, Nikola Nedeljkovic.
In particular, as announced by the ministry, international developments in the energy sector were discussed extensively, with emphasis on the effects of the war in Ukraine and the crisis in the Middle East, as well as the need to strengthen energy security through diversification of sources, while the strategic nature of cooperation between Greece and Serbia in the energy sector was reaffirmed.
Particular emphasis was placed on Greece’s role as a reliable energy gateway for Southeastern and Central Europe, through the Vertical Corridor, and prospects for cooperation in the electricity sector were examined, with the aim of strengthening interconnections in the European energy system.
Papastavrou made special reference to the interconnection of Serbia with Bulgaria, and Bulgaria with Greece, via the IGB, and the future interconnection of Serbia with North Macedonia, and North Macedonia with Greece.