Saudi Crown Prince tells Putin kingdom wants to keep working with Russia

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Saudi Arabia wants to continue cooperation with Russia on global oil markets, adding that this cooperation was beneficial for the whole world.

Putin told the prince at their meeting in Moscow that he was happy to see him at the opening of the soccer World Cup, which kicks off on Thursday with a match between the Russian and Saudi Arabian national teams.

(Reporting by Denis Pinchuk; Writing by Maria Tsvetkova; Editing by Gareth Jones)