ANKARA — Turkey and the United States plan to discuss energy
projects
in Iraq.
Officials said Turkey would join discussions on projects to explore for
oil in northern Iraq. They said the meeting would take place in March in
Turkey and include the United States.
"The first step in that regard will be taken in March," Turkish Energy
Minister Hilmi Guler said.
Guler told the Turkish business daily Referans that the Baghdad
government has asked Ankara to help in oil exploration in northern Iraq, Middle East Newsline reported. He
said the Turkish Petroleum Corp. or other Turkish companies could be
involved in any project.
TPAO has been searching for oil in neighboring Syria and plans to
explore off the coast of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
