Russia and Qatar are set to unveil a statement agreeing to closer cooperate in the gas sector, a person familiar with the matter said Monday.
The person said a draft statement on the cooperation has been prepared on the side of a gas forum in Oran, Algeria, without providing more details.
Russian Energy Ministry Sergei Shmatko and Qatari Energy and Industry Minister Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah are both attending the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Oran.
Russia is already in talks to enter a liquefied natural gas project in Qatar.