The latest meeting of the Eastern Mediterranean 3+1 framework in Houston on 11 June produced more concrete outcomes than any previous gathering, with the four countries launching a new energy center, agreeing a cooperation roadmap and accepting an Israeli cyber and energy alliance proposal.

Seven years after the United States formally joined the Cyprus-Greece-Israel trilateral cooperation mechanism, the four countries formally launched the Eastern Mediterranean Energy Center (EMEC) at Rice University’s Baker Institute. (CONTINUED - 1142 WORDS)