Russia mulls direct energy supplies to Greece in near future - energy minister

Moscow is considering direct energy supplies to Greece, Russia's Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak has said, adding that the country wants to help Greek recovery by expanding economic cooperation.

“Russia intends to support the recovery of the Greek economy by increasing cooperation in the energy sector. Therefore we are looking into options for facilitating direct energy supplies to Greece in the near future," the minister said.

According to Novak, the Russian Energy Ministry is planning to come to an agreement on energy supplies to Greece “within weeks.” .... http://rt.com/business