Egypt welcomes UAE joining Eastern Mediteranean Gas Forum

Egypt welcomes UAE joining Eastern Mediteranean Gas Forum

Egypt welcomes UAE joining Eastern Mediteranean Gas Forum

Egypt welcomes UAE joining Eastern Mediteranean Gas Forum

Egypt welcomes UAE joining Eastern Mediteranean Gas Forum

The energy ministers of Egypt, Greece, Italy, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority, Israel, Cyprus join a photo session during the first ministerial forum of the Eastern Mediterranean Natural Gas Forum on Jan. 15, 2019. (Twitter photo)

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Egypt welcomes UAE joining Eastern Mediteranean Gas Forum

Turkey, seen by many Arab states as a troublemaker, is not a member of the forum

Updated 17 December 2020

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CAIRO: Egypt has welcomed the UAE's entry into the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF), according to a spokesman for President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.

Bassam Radi said the Egyptian leader had also expressed the importance of the added value that the UAE would bring to the group.

"The president welcomes the UAE's accession to the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum as an observer, along with the founding member states, expressing the importance of the added value that the UAE will contribute to the forum's activities to serve strategic interests and enhance cooperation and partnership between the forum countries,“  said Radi.

Talks were held on Wednesday between the Egyptian president and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed to discuss issues in the