RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - An agreement establishing the total amount miners Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco must pay to compensate damages associated with the collapse of the Mariana dam is expected to be signed on Oct. 25, sources told Reuters on Friday.

An agreement establishing the total amount miners Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco must pay to compensate damages associated with the collapse of the Mariana dam is expected to be signed on Oct.

As of Friday, the negotiations between the parties were ongoing and no final agreement has been reached on the settlement amount or terms.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a press conference on Friday that he would not attend the upcoming G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro in November. Putin said he was aware of the commotion surrounding Russia and the International Criminal Court's (ICC) arrest warrant for him.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday his possible attendance at next month's summit of the Group of 20 leading economies in Brazil would disrupt the important work there, adding that somebody else would represent Moscow there.