ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - It would be pointless to sell the state's stake in Russia's Rosneft (>> Rosneft' NK OAO) in the current market conditions, Andrei Belousov, Kremlin aide and the new chairman of the board at Rosneft, told reporters on Thursday.

(Reporting by Darya Korsunskaya; writing by Katya Golubkova; editing Elizabeth Piper)

Stocks treated in this article : Rosneft' NK OAO, BP plc