Novak pointed to Russia's interest in cooperation with Saudi Arabia in the fuel and energy sectors.

Russia is interested in cooperation with Saudi Arabia in the field of Fuel and energy complex (Fuel and energy complex) technologies, as well as in the development of "difficult" oil, partnership in the field of mineral exploration, hydro and thermal energy. This was announced on December 1 by Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.

"[Promising are] the introduction of high technologies in the energy sector, including the use of artificial intelligence, and the development of hard-to-recover reserves. The second is the participation of Russian companies as engineering partners in the field of hydropower and geological exploration," TASS quoted him as saying.

He also called the participation of Russian companies in projects for the construction and modernization of thermal power plants in Saudi Arabia a promising area.

In addition, Novak expressed hope for the resumption of direct flights between the two countries, noting that in the near future, Russian airlines will also be able to begin operating flights to Saudi Arabia.

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Earlier in the day, it was reported that Russia and Saudi Arabia had signed an intergovernmental agreement on the mutual abolition of visa requirements for holders of all types of passports. In addition, an agreement was signed on cooperation on climate change and low-carbon development.

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