RUSSIA WILL CARRY OUT TODAY A PAYMENT WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE
REFUNDING OF THE DEBT OF THE EX-URSS TO THE CLUB OF PARIS








MOSCOW, March 12.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti ").  Russia will pay
approximately 0,2 today billion dollar within the framework of the
refunding of the debt of the ex-URSS to the club of the countries
crediteurs of Paris, learned RIA " Novosti " aupres from a source
close to the government.

According to the source, this sum will include/understand the payment
of March according to the original calendar, as well as the moitie
retardee of the nap of the payment for January.  As that has already
ete announces, Russia A delays in January the payment of approximately
298 million dollars to the club of Paris.

Let us recall that Russia A pours in January with the club of Paris
approximately 32 million dollars, in February, nearly 1,26 billion
dollar and, from the beginning of March, 32,2 million dollars.

On the whole, Russia will pour with the club of Paris in 2001
approximately 3,7 billion dollars to refund the sovietic debt.  The
debt of the ex-URSS to the countries crediteurs of the club of Paris
east of approximately 40 billion dollars.