Saudi Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid al-Falih was invited to take part in the 2017 St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said after arriving in Qatar's capital of Doha to participate in the session of the Russian-Qatari intergovernmental commission.
"Saudi Arabia’s energy minister has been invited to take part in the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, it's up to him [whether to attend or not]," Sputnik cited Novak as saying.
The SPIEF-2017 forum will take place in St. Petersburg on June 1-3.
