Russia will not take part in the summit of OPEC

Russia, most likely, will not take part in the summit of OPEC, which will be held June 2 in Vienna. The journalists said the Minister of Energy Alexander Novak.

"We have never taken part in a meeting of OPEC, so we are, and this time there will not likely take some part"? he said.

In addition, the Minister noted that Russia will continue contacts with the new oil minister of Saudi Arabia. In particular, the planned meeting of the intergovernmental commission, but the minister did not name the date of the meeting.

Earlier, Alexander Novak said that negotiations on the freezing of oil between the oil-producing countries are no longer carried out, but in case of resumption of Russia is ready to return to the discussion of this question.