CYPRUS 
 
Use Of Cypriot Gas Deposits As Collateral Premature Says Kassinis
 
The Director of the Cyprus Energy Department, Solon Kassinis, has rejected suggestions by some senior Cypriot politicians, including presidential candidate George Lillikas, that Cyprus should utilize the gas deposits of the Aphrodite field as collateral, in order to reduce the amount of the loans it is currently negotiating for its bailout program with the IMF, the European Commission...