Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides attends a press conference with Finnish President Alexander Stubb (not pictured) at the Presidential Castle in Helsinki, Finland, on May 22, 2025. [Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Reuters]
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to the planned Great Sea Interconnector, a major energy infrastructure project aimed at linking the electricity grids of Cyprus, Greece and Israel.
“I repeat, for the umpteenth time. Let them hear it in Cyprus, in Greece, in Brussels, wherever they are interested. The Republic of Cyprus is fully committed to this project of geostrategic importance,” Christodoulides said during a visit to a high school in the town of Paralimni.
His remarks followed comments Sunday by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who urged Nicosia to demonstrate its commitment. Christodoulides said Cyprus and Greece had taken on obligations under the plan and that “the Republic of Cyprus will fulfill the commitments it has undertaken. I hope that all those involved will implement theirs.”
The president added that the project touches on issues of national sovereignty and cautioned that public debate around it “is not helping.”