Venezuelan minister, Russian deputy PM to meet in Moscow on Friday: Ifax

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Venezuela's Industry Minister Tareck El Aissami will meet Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov in Moscow on Friday, Interfax news agency reported. Venezuela, an ally of Moscow, is in political turmoil and the United States and many other Western countries are backing opponents of President Nicolas Maduro. (Reporting by Maxim Rodionov; Writing by Polina Ivanova; Editing by Gareth Jones)