NOVY URENGOI, Russia- Russia will resume talks with China over $25 billion in loans as part of a broader deal with Beijing over crude supplies within days, Russian energy minister Sergei Shmatko said on Tuesday.

Sources close to talks told Reuters last week the two countries have suspended discussions due to disagreements over interest rates and state guarantees. (Reporting by Gleb Gorodyankin, writing by Dmitry Zhdannikov; editing by Toni

(Reuters, Nov 18, 2008)