Petroleum Minister Murli Deora has cancelled his Russia visit to attend an annual international energy forum. | |
| Deora's cancellation of his visit during which he was to attend the Moscow International Energy Week, a global forum of investors and consumers of hydrocarbons, comes on top of a controversy surrounding two other ministerial visits recently. |
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| The petroleum minister, who was to hold high-level talks with senior Russian officials of oil and gas majors this week, cancelled the visit after meetings with his Russian counterpart did not materialise, sources said. |
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| His visit was seen as significant ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit here next month during which the energy co-operation is said to be high on the bilateral agenda. |
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| Although officially no reason was given for the cancellation, it was apparently prompted by the cold reception accorded to External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Defence Minister A K Antony during their visits here earlier this month. |
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