The role of the Republic of Cyprus in regional and international energy developments has been strengthened, Cypriot Minister of Energy, Michael Damianos, told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), referring to his participation in the Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum, in Washington, which he described as “one of the most important international platforms for dialogue on the future of energy.” As he said, it “highlighted the strengthened role of the Republic of Cyprus in regional and international energy developments.”