THE DELAY OF THE FINANCING OF THE REMONTEE OF THE " KOURSK " CAN
TORPEDO THIS WORK








The HAGUE, March 2.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti Andrei Poskakoukhine).  If
the problem of the financing of work of remontee of the Russian
submarine " Koursk " is not regle soon, the operation of reinflation
of the submarine will not be accomplished this year, A declares has
RIA " Novosti " Neerlandais Rio Praaning, director of the Funds
international " Koursk ".

According to him, in one year, it will be too dangerous or same
impossible to go up sea-bed the submarine having has its edge of heavy
armaments and two engines nuclear.  Rio Praaning A expresses the hope
that the decision on the financing of work of reinflation of the "
Koursk " will be made soon.

The General manager of Funds international A notes with satisfaction
that Russian president Vladimir Poutine supported the project of
remontee firmly submarine.  After the talks which it had in February
has Moscow, Praaning came from there has the conclusion which the
government had the firm intention to assume the moitie expenses of
reinflation of the " Koursk ".

The Funds proposes to obtain to the second moitie necessary sum of the
Western countries.  The official autorites and the companies privees
can be sponsors of the project.  According to Praaning, the direction
of the European Commission, the governments of Germany, of Sweden and
some other Western countries already let know in writing or orally
their will to bring their assistance has this business.

Willem van Ekelen, former minister for the Defense of the Netherlands,
former Secretary-general of the Union of Western Europe, copresident
Funds " Koursk ", A evaluates the year derniere the coOet of this
operation has approximately 70 million dollars.

The Russian atomic submarine " Koursk " A sinks in aoOet 2000 at sea
of Barents.