Israel PM Proposes Fiber Optic Cable Idea To Link Asia-Middle East to Europe By CIOTechOutlook Team

Israel PM Proposes Fiber Optic Cable Idea To Link Asia-Middle East to Europe

CIOTechOutlook Team | Monday, 04 September 2023, 07:15 IST

Israel's prime minister broached the notion of constructing infrastructure projects such as a fiber optic cable connecting Asia and the Arabian Peninsula to Europe through Israel and Cyprus. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that he is certain that an infrastructure corridor connecting Asia to Europe via Israel and Cyprus is viable.

Such initiatives, he believes, are possible if Israel normalizes relations with other nations in the area. The Abraham Accords, mediated by the United States in 2020, normalized relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, while the Biden administration is attempting to establish formal connections with Israel and Saudi Arabia.

A fiber optic link is the most obvious example. That is the quickest route. It's the most secure option. It's the most cost-effective option, Netanyahu stated following negotiations with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides. The Israeli leader's appeal is an expansion of projected energy ties with Cyprus and Greece as part of increased energy partnership following the discovery of major natural gas resources in both Israel and Cyprus's economic zones.

Netanyahu said that he and Christodoulides want to proceed with plans for a 2,000-megawatt underwater electrical cable known as the EurAsia Interconnector, which would connect Israel with Cyprus and Greece and serve as an energy supply backup for both Israel and Cyprus. You want to be connected to other sources of electricity that can allow for more efficient use of power or provide power when your own country fails, added Netanyahu. That is something we are really discussing and hope to achieve.