ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey says last month's deal with Azerbaijan to transport Azeri gas to Europe complements the European Union-backed Nabucco pipeline project — aimed at reducing the bloc's dependence on deliveries from Russia.
Energy Minister Taner Yildiz says Friday the two have not yet decided whether to build a projected pipeline, the Trans Anadolu, or use Turkey’s existing network to transport Azeri gas.
Yildiz says the project does not rival the Nabucco project, and both projects can even be merged. Azerbaijan has already agreed to supply Europe with substantial volumes of gas.
Yildiz says the deal is likely to make Nabucco and other smaller gas pipeline projects to Europe more viable.
