MOSCOW, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putinand Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani noted theimportance of the deal in which Qatar and Glencore bought a 19.5 percent stake in Russian oil firm Rosneft, the Kremlin said.
Russia and Qatar also agreed to further bilateralcooperation, the Kremlin said.
On Saturday, Russia signed a deal with the Qatar InvestmentAuthority and commodities trader Glencore for a 19.5 percentstake in Rosneft as part of a privatisation programme.
The Russian budget is set to receive around 710 billionroubles ($11.66 billion), from the deal.($1 = 60.8749 roubles) (Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by Alexander Winning)
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