Ministers of energy in Mediterranean area to meet next week

The ministers of energy in the Mediterranean states will hold a meeting the coming week in Milan, Italy to discuss economic and technical studies for the electric link project between the Mediterranean countries.

Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Energy Maher Abaza decided to send an official delegation under the chairmanship of the engineer El-Desouki Mohammed Ali, head of Egypt's rural electricity department, in addition to a number of ministers and university experts.

The delegation will present studies on the electric-grid network links between the eastern Arab states and a report about implementing the united Arab network extending to Europe across Turkey, Malta and Spain.

The ministers and delegations of 24 countries will discuss the role of the EU (European Union) in financing electric link projects.