Turkish energy minister set for Russia visit

Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz will travel to Russia on Wednesday to participate in St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, a statement from the ministry said. Yildiz is scheduled to speak at a panel titled "Overcoming Energy Sector Bottlenecks to Gain Supply Stability". The statement said he would also hold bilateral talks with his Russian counterpart Alexander Novak, as well as Sergei Kirienko, head of state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom, Igor Sechin, CEO of oil company Rosneft, Carlos Pascual, US Secretary of State Energy special representative, and managers of several other international corporations.