Lavrov: Russia ready to participate in OPEC meeting

Russia is ready to join the OPEC meeting to discuss the situation on the world oil market, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

"If there is common interest in a meeting between OPEC members and countries that are not part of the organization, we, of course, will be ready for such a consensus. We are willing to work in the formats agreed by all parties concerned," RIA Novosti cited him as saying.

"At this stage, it seems to me that we have a common interest in continuing our work in this format," Sergey Lavrov stressed.