MOSCOW, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that a deal for Hungary's MOL to acquire a stake in Serbian oil refiner NIS would be beneficial for Russia. Russia's
Hungary's MOL Stake Acquisition in Serbia's NIS Seen as Advantageous for Russia
Impact of MOL's Acquisition on Russia
MOSCOW, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that a deal for Hungary's MOL to acquire a stake in Serbian oil refiner NIS would be beneficial for Russia.
Details of the Stake Sale
Russia's Gazprom Neft has reached a provisional agreement to sell its majority stake in NIS to MOL, Serbia's Energy Minister Dubravka Djedovic Handanovic said on Monday.
Stakeholder Breakdown
Russia's Gazprom holds an 11.3% stake in NIS, while its sanctioned oil unit Gazprom Neft owns 44.9%. The Serbian government has 29.9%, with the remainder held by small shareholders and employees.
(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin and Dmitry Antonov; Writing by Maxim Rodionov; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)
