Russia's government sees Rosneft stake sale a priority

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Reuters MOSCOW
Last Updated : Aug 17 2016 | 5:07 PM IST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian government's priority it to sell a stake in the country's largest oil producer Rosneft , First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said on Wednesday.

After that sale happens, the government will return to selling a stake in Bashneft .

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has postponed the privatisation of mid-sized oil producer Bashneft on Tuesday

(reporting by Darya Korsunskaya, writing by Denis Pinchuk; Editing by Lidia Kelly)

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