Israel Interested in Greek Water Assets

Israel has expressed interest in the upcoming privatizations of EYDAP and EYATh. the water and sewage treatment utilities of Athens and Thessaloniki, respectively, through its ambassador to Greece.
Ambassador Arie Mekel was speaking at a conference on water availability organized by the Ministry of the Environment, in the presence of miinister Yannis Maniatis and deputy minister Stavros Kalafatis.
The willingness of the two countries to closely cooperate on issues of water management was reaffirmed during the conference, as were the close ties between the two countries.
As was announced, PM Antonis Samaras will be visiting Israel in October, accompanied by six ministers and 100 Greek businesmen, in order to examine possibilities in technology exchange and collaboration in water reclamation projects, among other areas of interest.