Israel and the United States will expand their collaboration on energy projects to generate economic and political dividends across the Middle East, officials from both countries said on Monday.
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US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry is currently visiting Israel and has had a series of meeting with high-ranking government officials. On Monday he met with Israeli Minister of Energy Yuval Steinitz, and on Tuesday he met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"Our two countries share a history of friendship based on common efforts and mutual respect. For decades, the energy bonds between our great nations have strengthened, reinforcing an increasingly close energy relationship focused on utilizing clean energy technologies and resources to enhance our security, peace, and prosperity, and that of our partners," Steinitz and Perry said in a joint statement after their meeting.
"Secretary Perry and Minister Steinitz are committed to continuing the positive energy partnership between our two countries that recognizes the strength of our two nations in this area so critical to economic growth, peace and prosperity," the statement continued.
The ministers said that their discussions focused on "advancing energy security through cybersecurity collaboration, information sharing, and training in cybersecurity," as well as on gas projects in the Mediterranean Sea.
