Cyprus’ gas exploration programme will continue unhindered, President Anastasiades stresses

Republic of Cyprus gas exploration programme will continue unhindered, President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades, has stressed, commenting on Turkish threats.

Asked on the sidelines of a visit he paid on Thursday to a military camp, on the occasion of Christmas celebrations, if there is a possibility for the consortium that started drilling in “Glafkos” gas field to proceed with a drilling program in a second field, despite Turkish threats, the President said that “the exploration programme of the Republic of Cyprus will continue unhindered.”

“I`m not saying that drilling will take place next year, but there will certainly be exploratory drills in block 5 licensed to ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum”, he added.

Source: Cyprus News Agency