Putin may meet Saudi crown prince at G20 in Argentina: Kremlin

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters the Kremlin was closely watching moves in oil prices, but declined to comment on whether Moscow would take any possible action to affect them.

"It is obvious that they both will be there at this summit, so one way or another, they will have the opportunity to communicate on the sidelines," Anadolu said quoting Peskov. The G20 summit is scheduled to be held in Argentina on November 30.

If confirmed, the tour will be the first by the crown prince since the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi last month.

The statement comes at a very sensitive time when the global spotlight is focused on Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia and the country's de facto ruler, and on his potential role in the killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul on Oct. 2.