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Rubio says US committed to Mediterranean undersea power cable

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On October 8, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Greece’s Kathimerini newspaper that the United States supports an undersea power cable project in the eastern Mediterranean. The $2 billion scheme, primarily backed by the European Union and led by Greece's power grid operator IPTO, seeks to connect Cyprus and Israel with mainland Europe but faces delays due to territorial disputes between Greece and Turkey. Rubio emphasized U.S. commitment to resolving diplomatic hurdles to promote energy diversification amid geopolitical tensions involving Russia’s war in Ukraine and concerns about energy supply through the Strait of Hormuz.

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On October 8, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told a Greek newspaper that the US supports an €1.9 billion EU-backed undersea power cable scheme aiming to link Europe with Cyprus and eventually Israel. The project, developed by Greece's IPTO, faces delays due to disputes between Greece and Turkey over maritime areas designated for laying the cable. Greece plans to resume seabed surveying soon, but Turkey demands prior coordination because it passes through an area under a 2019 maritime deal with Libya that Athens rejects. Rubio emphasized US commitment to the project as it promotes energy supply diversification amid Russia's war in Ukraine and tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Greece's power grid operator IPTO is developing the €1.9 billion scheme, which aims to link the European mainland to Cyprus and later Israel, but progress has been slow amid a dispute between Greece and Turkey over the maritime area that will be designated for laying down the cable.

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🔮 The US supports an EU-backed undersea power cable scheme in the eastern Mediterranean and will use diplomacy to try to remove any possible hurdles, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told a Greek newspaper.

2026-10-08 · The Straits Times

Rubio says US committed to Mediterranean undersea power cable · assertive framing

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Rubio says US committed to Mediterranean undersea power cable ATHENS, Oct 8 - asserted

US → say → cable

The US supports an EU-backed undersea power cable scheme in the eastern Mediterranean and will use diplomacy to try to remove any possible hurdles, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told a Greek newspaper. asserted

Rubio → support → newspaper

that → develop → cable

Greece wants to resume seabed surveying to determine the route soon, a move Turkey says would need prior coordination between the two countries as it crosses an area under a 2019 maritime deal with Libya, which Athens has rejected. asserted

Athens → want → which

Rubio said in the interview with Kathimerini newspaper, published on Thursday, that the US was "very committed" to the project as it promotes energy supply diversification, which he said was necessary due to Russia's war in Ukraine and the situation in the Strait of Hormuz. asserted

situation → say → Hormuz

"We understand there are some potential impediments, there are some things standing in the way, and we intend to use our diplomatic efforts to remind all parties how important this is to us and why this matters. asserted

this → understand → us

And I hope to find resolutions," he said. asserted

he → hope → resolutions

French investment group Meridiam signed in August an agreement to become the majority shareholder in the project. asserted

Meridiam → sign → project

Cyprus is the only EU country that has no link to other members' electricity markets, and the cable aims to improve its energy security. asserted

cable → have → security