Iraqi gas via Turkeyبغداد Baghdad
Turks officials announced that Turkey and Iraq will sign an agreement on Thursday for the transfer of Iraqi natural gas to Europe via the territory of Turkey as it seeks to strengthen their neighbors in the areas of energy and security ...
The Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Baghdad on Thursday, accompanied by a large government delegation is scheduled to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, and responsible others in the Iraqi government.
The officials said the Turks that the two countries also intend to sign agreements to expand the agreement on Iraqi pipelines, Turkey and the Convention to complement the new energy and strengthen the capacity of existing lines stretching across the border.
Before leaving for Baghdad, said Erdogan, who improved his country's relations with Iraq in the past few years that is also expected to hold talks to enhance cooperation on countering the PKK rebels who use bases in northern Iraq to launch attacks in southeastern Turkey.
Was not immediately clear whether the gas will be to Europe pass through the Nabucco pipeline project, which is worth 7.9 billion euros, which is believed to reduce Europe's dependence on Russian gas.
Al-Maliki said that Iraq was able to pump about 15 billion cubic meters of gas through Nabucco.
