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372:. A compressor station on Crete will enable the supply of natural gas to the island. From Crete, the pipeline will continue northwest and make landfall in the eastern Peloponnese, near the village of Agios Fokas. The pipeline will cross the Peloponnese in a NW direction, cross the
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Turkey has stated that they are strongly opposed to the pipeline project, claiming to have been intentionally excluded. The final signing of the project came in a period with
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Israeli government approved the accord on 19 July 2020, allowing the project to move forward.
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Israeli government officially approved the accord, allowing the signatory countries to move forward with plans to complete the pipeline by 2025.
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