THE RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF FINANCES EAST IN CONSULTATION ON THE
REORGANIZATION OF THE DEBT OF THE EX-URSS








MOSCOW, March 5.  / Corr.  RIA " Novosti " /. the Russian ministry of
Finances has procede has consultations prealables on the
reorganization of the debt of the ex-URSS towards the Club of Paris,
according to the vice-minister for Finances who supervises the
problems of the debts exterieures, Serguei Kolotoukhine.




It does not have exposes the starting positions of the Russian part,
while limiting itself has to say that they tend has to reduce the
volume of the debt and the coOet of its service.  In same time, he
said that " what we request from the Club of Paris in connection with
the payments which arrive has the expiry into 2002 and 2003, the
creanciers know it well ".




So that the creanciers can formulate their position prealable towards
the sovietic debt, is needed that Russia and the Funds monetary
international (the IMF) agrees on their program of co-operation, has
rappele Serguei Kolotoukhine.  To continue work on this program, a
forthcoming team of the IMF can come has Moscow in April.




At present Russia integralement carries out the payments due to the
Club of Paris, A declares the vice-minister.  But the execution of
these payments depend of the budget revenue, has it adds.  " We pay
when we have necessary money ".  " It is not easy to discharge these
payments ", has it precise.