ECONOMIC IDEAL – TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Russia’s newly appointed Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov and Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh will hold talks on Monday, the Russian Energy Ministry announced.
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“Yes, the meeting is taking place on Monday,” the ministry confirmed when asked about a potential meeting between the two ministers, TASS reported on Saturday.
Shulginov was appointed as Russia’s energy minister in November, when his predecessor Alexander Novak became a deputy prime minister.
A source at the Russian ministry said the meeting has been arranged so that the two ministers can get more familiar with each other and confer on oil-related issues.