Russia’s Novak says energy cooperation with U.S. ‘important’

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak attends a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia May 25, 2018. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo

VLADIVOSTOK (Reuters) - Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday he will discuss cooperation in the energy sphere, which he described as important for "people’s well-being", with his U.S. counterpart Rick Perry. Novak and Perry are due to meet in Moscow on Thursday. (Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by Paul Tait)