BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

30/07/2007

Russia, Belarus PMs discussing gas loan

MOSCOW, July 30 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov and Belarussian Prime Minister Sergei Sidorsky have discussed a possibility of Russia's issuing a stabilisation loan to Belarus at their meeting in Moscow on Monday.

A source in the Russian government told ITAR-TASS that Russia could issue to Belarus a one and a half billion dollar credit in the rescheduling of Belarus' debt that formed after Russia's increasing the price of its gas almost twofold, to 100 dollars for 1,000 cubic meters.

Source:

http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11755245&PageNum=0

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