Israel-Europe Gas Pipeline Emerging From Fantasy, Netanyahu Says
- Greek, Cyprus leaders back building conduit at summit meeting
- Additional gas finds might be needed to make project feasible
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Leaders of Israel, Greece and Cyprus agreed Thursday to push forward with construction of a pipeline that would bring gas to Europe from offshore fields in the Mediterranean.
“A few months ago it was in the realm of fantasy,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told reporters after a three-way summit in Thessaloniki, Greece. “Now it’s becoming real.”