Nippon <5001.T>, Iraq to continue Nassiriya talks

BAGHDAD, Jan 27 - The latest round of talks this week between Iraq and a Japanese group led by Nippon Oil Corp over the Nassiriya oilfield ended without a deal, but the two sides have agreed to keep talking, Iraq's Oil Minister said on Wednesday.

"The last negotiations ended without reaching a conclusive result, but we decided to continue talks," Hussain al-Shahristani told Reuters. "We will declare our position on this issue in time." (Reporting by Ahmed Rasheed; Writing by Michael Christie; Editing by William Hardy)