POSITIVE BALANCE RUSSIAN AUSENHANDELSBILANZ








MOSCOW, 1 March (of RIA Nowosti correspondent Alla Issajewa).  The
positive balance of the foreign trade balance of Russia amounted in
the passed year to 61 billion US Dollar.  This number was indicated by
the office for government information.

This result created prerequisites for an improvement of the status of
the balance of payments of the country and for the guarantee of
stability on the Russian foreign exchange market.  Beyond that thereby
the possibility was ordered to fulfill the commitments of the country
in time without taking thereby means up of the international financial
establishments.

The world market economic situation favoured an enlargement of the
export, which amounted 2000 to 105.2 billion US Dollar - 30 billion US
Dollar more than in the year before -.  The import at the same time
grew from 39,6 to 44.2 billion US Dollar.

Under the major tasks in the external trade policy of Russia the
perfection of the laws over the adjustment of the foreign trade
activities with consideration of the valid international legal rules
was called.  Beyond that an unconditional acknowledgment of the free
market status of the Russian economy would have to be ensured.

Important is also to continue the education of a uniform marketing
area of the Russian-Byelorussian union and to create conditions for
the recess of the economic integration with the GUS participating
states.

Beyond that the tuning of the main conditions for an entry RUsslands
to the world trade organization must be concluded.

The export of products with high processing state as well as the
export of high-technological services must be increased.