Novinite: Bulgaria, Israel to Join Forces on Mediterranean Gas Deposits

Bulgaria and Israel are considering a new field of cooperation – gas supplies from the newly-found natural gas deposits in the Eastern Mediterranean, Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov indicated after meeting with his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman in Sofia.

"In addition to the other fields of cooperation between Bulgaria and Israel, the development of the new natural gas deposits located in the Eastern Mediterranean is of great importance for our country since they could be an alternative source of energy supplies for Bulgaria," Mladenov explained during his joint news conference with Lieberman.

"These deposits are a real alternative source of energy supplies for a country such as Bulgaria, and we are interested in their development," the Bulgarian Foreign Minister added.  MORE