Turkey and Iraq have discussed the possibility of signing a memorandum of understanding to ship Iraqi gas to Europe via Turkey through the planned Nabucco pipeline, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildizsaid on Saturday.

Turkey and European Union countries signed a transit deal in July for the Nabucco gas pipeline, aimed at cutting Europe's energy dependence on Russia. Backers of the $7.9 billion euro ($11.6 billion) Nabucco project have said Iraq could be one of the suppliers. – Reuters