MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday that he and Saudi Arabia's newly-appointed energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, did not discuss oil price dynamics at their meeting on Tuesday, Russian news agencies reported.
Novak also said the current oil price
"Of course, we talked about prices as well, but did not discuss issues related to the need to change something about the prices. The prices are defined by the market, our task is to look after the implementation of the deal and market fundamentals," Novak was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency.
Novak travelled to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to meet Prince Abdulaziz.
(Reporting by Maria Kiselyova; writing by Vladimir Soldatkin; editing by Tom Balmforth)
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Alexander Valentinovich Novak is the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia. Presently, he is Chairman at Transneft PJSC and Chairman of ROSSETI PJSC. Mr. Novak is also on the board of 5 other companies. In his past career he occupied the position of Deputy Governor at Province of Krasnoyarsk and Deputy Director-Personnel & Head-Polar Division at Norilsk Mining & Metallurgical Combine Named After Zavenyagin. He received an undergraduate degree from Norilsk State Industrial Institute and an undergraduate degree from Moscow State University Lomonosov.
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