Russia's Novak says China interested in long term Russian oil imports, increasing volumes

​Russian deputy ‌prime minister Alexander ​Novak said on ‌Wednesday that China was interested in long-term oil ‌supplies from Russia and ‌increasing volumes, which he said were up 10% ⁠in ​four ⁠months, Russian state news ⁠agency TASS reported.

Novak made the ​comments after Russian President ⁠Vladimir Putin's visit to ⁠Beijing, ​where the Kremlin said agreements ⁠on energy had been reached ⁠with ⁠China.