MOSCOW, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putinsaid on Wednesday he hoped cooperation between the QatarInvestment Authority (QIA) and the Russian Direct InvestmentFund would expand.
Putin was speaking at a meeting with QIA head Sheikh Abdullabin Mohammed bin Saud Al-Thani, Glencore Chief Executive IvanGlasenberg, Intesa CEO Carlo Messina, and Rosneft ChiefExecutive Igor Sechin. (Reporting by Olesya Astakhova; Writing by Katya Golubkova;Editing by Andrew Osborn)