President Anastasiades talking to participants at scientific
 workshop of the Kios Research Centre for Intelligent Systems and Networks

THE expansion of higher education particularly in the fields of modern technology, medicine and energy to create qualified manpower for businesses and organisations, President Nicos Anastasiades said yesterday.

He said it also prevents Cypriot scientists moving abroad, which is one of the government`s highest priorities.

“The academic development of Cyprus and at the same time developing research and innovation is for the government an integral part of the economic, social and cultural development of our country,” he said.

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Bulgaria's foreign minister said Monday that Cyprus could eventually supply his country and other central European nations with natural gas to lessen the region's heavy dependence on Russian deliveries.

Kristian Vigenin said Cyprus could be key to an envisioned "north-south corridor" supplying gas to central Europe.

"Cyprus can play an important role in the project delivering gas to (liquefied natural gas) terminals in Greece and then from there this can bring gas up to Bulgaria, Romania and central Europe," Vigenin said after talks with his Cypriot counterpart Ioannis Kasoulides.