RUSSIA AND IWF CO-ORDINATED PROGRAM OF CO-OPERATION FOR 2001








MOSCOW, 12 March (of RIA Nowosti Korr.)  Russia and the International
Monetary Fund co-ordinated their co-operation programme for this year
practically.  Avowed of Russia vice-prime minister and Minister of
Finance Alexej the Kudrin on Monday.

After his words operate the Russian page together with the Muscovites
IWF agency mainly on technical aspects of co-operation.

Kudrin referred to the fact that the IWF line and of Russia government
first for the next three years wanted to decide a medium-term program.
Later " we decided however to lose no time and to co-ordinate an in
yearly program within the framework of the three-yearly program ", so
the vice-head of the government.

Immediately after the approval of the co-operation programme by the
pages for the current year the tuning of the three-yearly co-operation
programme will begin, added Alexej Kudrin.