The submission of applications for the second round of licensing of hydrocarbon search oddshore Cyprus expires on Friday, Commerce Minister, Neoclis Silikiotis will announce today during a ceremony.

The ceremony will also be attended by General Manager of the Ministry, Zeta Emilianidou and the members of the bi-ministerial committee handling hydrocarbon issues, while invitations have been sent to two former Commerce Ministers, Antonis Paschalides and Praxoula Antoniadou, Chairman of the House Commerce Committee, Lefteris Christoforou and technocrats appointed by the government for consulting purposes.