US Energy Secretary Rick Perry, who is on a three-day visit to Israel and Energy Minister Dr. Yuval Steinitz, will leave the country for the second time on Wednesday for a regional forum on natural gas in Cairo.
The ministers of energy from Egypt, Cyprus, Greece, Jordan, Italy's Deputy Minister of Economy and a representative of the Palestinian Authority are also expected to participate in the forum to discuss regional energy cooperation and to hold bilateral meetings on the regional natural gas industry.