MOSCOW: Venezuela's oil minister Eulogio del Pino will meet Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak and Igor Sechin, the head of Russia's largest oil company Rosneft , next week in St. Petersburg, RIA news agency reported on Thursday.

Del Pino will take part in Russia's flagship economic conference, the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, RIA reported, citing a representative in the Venezuelan embassy in Moscow.

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