Energy was the main focus of a meeting held between President Nikos Christodoulides and Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on the sidelines of the United Nations general assembly Tuesday. He added that Christodoulides and Madbouly had also discussed “cooperation in broader interconnection projects in the sectors of electricity and renewable sources”. Earlier this month, members of the Egyptian government had travelled to Nicosia and announced that natural gas from Cyprus’ EEZ will be exported to Europe via Egypt in 2027. The Egyptian government was in February designated as the “host government” for Block 6 of Cyprus’ EEZ. “Our cooperation in the energy sector with the Republic of Cyprus is very important and is expanding daily.