MOSCOW, Dec 8 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday thata deal for Russian oil major Rosneft to sell a stake to Qatarand commodities trader Glencore was purely commercial and notpolitical.
Asked if any agreements on Syria were part of the talks,Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conferencecall: "This transaction was purely commercial. There were andthere aren't any political aspects here."
The Kremlin was not involved in preparatory work on thedeal, which was handled personally by Rosneft chief Igor Sechinand his team, Peskov said. (Reporting by Maria Tsvetkova; Writing by Denis Pinchuk;Editing by Jack Stubbs/Andrew Osborn)