Vladimir Putin, Saudi king ready to expand oil market coordination: Kremlin
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King Salman (left) attending a welcome ceremony ahead of talks in Moscow in October 2017 with President Putin.
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MOSCOW (REUTERS) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi King Salman "expressed readiness to expand fruitful coordination on world hydrocarbon markets" in a phone conversation they had on Wednesday (Feb 14), the Kremlin said in a statement.
The statement did not offer any details on what that expanded coordination could entail.
Russia and Saudi Arabia are major players in a global pact on cutting oil output.
The two leaders also discussed Syria and defence sales, the statement said.
It said the Saudi king had expressed his condolences to Putin regarding a plane crash at the weekend near Moscow that killed all 71 passengers and crew.
