NOVAK: FIRST TANKER CARRYING DIESEL FUEL TO SET SAIL FOR US TOMORROW

ST PETERSBURG, OCTOBER 21 /SRNA - RIA Novosti/ - The first tanker carrying 40,000 tones of Russian diesel fuel will set sail for the United States tomorrow, and the signing of the contract is in its final stage, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said.

"The first tanker should leave the port tomorrow," Novak told reporters.

He stressed that Russia would meet US demand to the extent of its capabilities.

According to him, supplies of diesel fuel to other countries would depend on the capacity of Russian refineries.