Bulgaria stresses interest in Egypt’s energy sector

Bulgaria wants in on EastMed gas: Bulgaria wants in on Egypt’s natural gas cooperation agreement with Greece and Cyprus, which will see the construction of an underwater natural gas pipeline connecting Cyprus’ Aphrodite field with liquefaction facilities in Egypt., its Prime Minister Boyko Metodiev Borisov at a meeting with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in Cairo on Tuesday, according to statement from the Bulgarian government. Bulgaria sees Egypt as a promising potential source market for natural gas, with Borisov having pressed the issue during a previous meeting with El Sisi last month. The two sides agreed yesterday to establish an Egyptian-Bulgarian committee to strengthen bilateral cooperation in Sofia early next year.