
Cyprus’s gas remains stranded
Technical and, above all, political obstacles block Cyprus’s way to becoming a natural gas producer and exporter. Some Mediterranean neighbours, including Turkey, complicate the problem.







Technical and, above all, political obstacles block Cyprus’s way to becoming a natural gas producer and exporter. Some Mediterranean neighbours, including Turkey, complicate the problem.

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