Russian Energy Minister Novak says plans to sign OPEC partnership deal

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Monday that the country was planning to sign a partnership agreement with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and that it would be discussed at OPEC's Dec. 6 meeting.

(Reporting by Olesya Astakhova; writing by Tom Balmforth; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)