" KURSK" FUND CALLS INDUSTRIAL NATIONS TO SUPPLY FUNDS FOR ELEVATION "
OF THE KURSK" WRECK








The HAGUE, 1 March (RIA "Nowosti" rIA-"Nowosti"-Korrespondent Andrej
Poskakuchin).  The " Kursk" fund called the heads of the government of
the countries of the European union like also Japan, Canada, Norway
and the USA to supply in each case 1.9 million euro for the elevation
in passed August of the Russian nuclear power-driven submarine " Kursk
sunk ".

From a communique of the fund it follows that thereby half of the
total necessary for the work is collected.  The other half will make
Russia available.

The appeal was signed by Alexander Bessmertnych, former minister of
foreign affairs of the Soviet Union, and by Willem van Ekelen, former
chairmen of the Western European union.