CAIRO: Kuwait's oil ministry said on its Twitter account on Wednesday that a long-term cooperation agreement is expected to be signed between OPEC and non-OPEC countries.

OPEC meets on Thursday in Vienna, followed by talks with allies such as Russia on Friday. The producer group's de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, has indicated a need for steep reductions in output from January but has come under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to push oil prices lower.

(Reporting by Mohamed El-Sherif; Editing by Janet Lawrence) ((Mohamed.el-Sherif@thomsonreuters.com; +20223948100;))