Netanyahu wants closer ties to Cyprus

By Iain Esau

 24 February 2012 01:39 GMT

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, visited Cyprus last week in a move to forge closer energy ties between the two countries.

The visit to Cyprus was the first ever by an Israeli leader, and is part of Tel Aviv’s strategy to establish a better relationship with Nicosia — which has long supported the formation of a Palestinian state — after the discovery of prolific gas resources in each country’s waters.

“I came here to develop our bilateral ties, our economic ties and ties in the field of energy,” said Netanyahu after talks with Cypriot President, Dimitris Christofias. Netanyahu said Israel was exploring the possibility of building a joint pipeline with Cyprus to export…

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