World

Spanish foreign minister to pay a working visit to Russia

09:39 08/12/2008

MADRID, December 8 (RIA Novosti) - Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos will pay a working visit to Moscow on Monday, the Spanish government said in a statement.

The minister is expected to arrive in Moscow on Monday afternoon, following an EU ministerial meeting in Brussels.

During the visit, Moratinos will meet with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, to discuss security, economic and energy cooperation.

The visit comes at the time, when Russia's largest independent crude producer LUKoil is trying to buy a 20% stake in Spain's largest private oil and gas company, Repsol YPF.

Spain's information agency EFE said that the ministers are not expected to discuss the deal directly at the talks, although they may "share their opinions on the subject."

Add to blog
Send to friend
Share

Add to blog

You may place this material on your blog by copying the link.

Publication code:

<div style="border:1px solid #d3d3d3; padding:17px 0 0px 17px; background:#ffffff; width:510px;"><div style="width:100%; overflow:hidden;"><a target="_blank" href="http://en.rian.ru/world/20081208/118738954.html" style="text-decoration:none;"><img src="http://en.rian.ru/i/eng/logo_sml.gif" alt="RIA Novosti" title="RIA Novosti" style="float:left; margin-right:10px;" border="0" /></a><a target="_blank" href="http://en.rian.ru/world/20081208/118738954.html" style="color:#000000;text-decoration:none;display: block; margin: 0 10px 0 0 ;"><strong style="font:19px Georgia,Arial,sans-serif; line-height:16px; font-weight:bold;">Spanish foreign minister to pay a working visit to Russia</strong></a><p style="font:13px Georgia,Arial,sans-serif; padding:5px 10px 0px 0;"><span style="color:#5590bf;">09:39</span> <span style="color:#5590bf; padding-right:7px;">08/12/2008</span> <span style="font-size:12px;">Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos will pay a working visit to Moscow on Monday, the Spanish government said in a statement. <a target="_blank" style="color:#335f86; padding-left:10px; text-decoration:underline;" href="http://en.rian.ru/world/20081208/118738954.html" title="Spanish foreign minister to pay a working visit to Russia">>></a></span></p><div style="padding:6px 0 15px 30px; font:10px Verdana,sans-serif;"><a target="_blank" style="color:#114472; text-decoration:underline;" href="http://en.rian.ru" title="RIA Novosti">Other news of the day</a></div></div></div>

Preview:

Spanish foreign minister to pay a working visit to Russia

09:39 08/12/2008 Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos will pay a working visit to Moscow on Monday, the Spanish government said in a statement. >>

Other news of the day