MOSCOW- Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday that he would meet his Saudi Arabian counterpart Khalid al-Falih on April 20, RIA news agency reported.

The Joint OPEC-Non-OPEC Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), tasked with monitoring the way the global pact on oil production cuts is being implemented, will be held later this week in Saudi Arabia. Novak is due to take part in the meeting.

(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin Editing by Catherine Evans) ((vladimir.soldatkin@reuters.com; +7 495 775 12 42;))