MOSCOW, - Officials from Russia and Saudi Arabia on Thursday signed an agreement in the Kremlin on the creation of a $1 billion joint investment fund, a Reuters reporter at the signing ceremony said.

(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Writing by Christian Lowe) ((christian.lowe@thomsonreuters.com; +7 495 775 12 42; Reuters Messaging: christian.lowe.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))