Cyprus wants to cooperate with Chinese companies in the energy sector and become a springboard for Chinese investors to the larger European market, said Cypriot Minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism Yiorgos Lakkotrypis.

Lakkotrypis made the comments in an exclusive interview with China Daily while he was leading a business delegation from the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Beijing at the end of October.

"All four areas, which I am in charge of, have huge potential for cooperation with China," he said.