The President of DISY and the Cyprus Parliament, Annita Demetriou, has underscored the strategic importance of the electricity interconnection cable project linking Cyprus and Greece, following a related statement by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
In a post on platform X, Demetriou stated that “Greece is showing us the way,” noting that Kyriakos Mitsotakis is placing the critical issue of electrical interconnection on the right footing.
Η Ελλάδα μάς δείχνει τον δρόμο. Ο φίλος πρωθυπουργός Κυριάκος Μητσοτάκης @kmitsotakis βάζει το κρίσιμο ζήτημα της ηλεκτρικής διασύνδεσης της Κύπρου με την Ελλάδα στη σωστή του βάση.
Ως έργο στρατηγικής σημασίας για την ενεργειακή ασφάλεια, την άρση της ενεργειακής απομόνωσης της…
— Annita Demetriou (@AnnitaDemetriou) August 23, 2026
Annita Demetriou: The cable is the infrastructure that creates new energy opportunities for Cyprus and Greece
As she emphasizes, this is a project of strategic importance, one that is directly linked to energy security, ending Cyprus’s energy isolation, and enhancing the geopolitical and energy role of both countries in the region.
The President of the Cyprus Parliament specifically referenced the Great Sea Interconnector, stressing that it represents the infrastructure that unlocks new energy opportunities for Cyprus and Greece — as well as for the European Union itself across the broader region.
“This is the critical message we must hold on to,” Annita Demetriou concluded in her post.
