RUSSIA AND THE FUNDS MONETARY INTERNATIONAL HAVE CONCERTS THE
PROGRAMME OF CO-OPERATION FOR 2001








MOSCOW, March 12.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti ").  The international program
of co-operation of Russia and the Funds monetary for the current year
has ete concerts.  It is what A declares Monday the Deputy Prime
Minister and Russian Minister for Finances, Alexei Koudrine.

According to its remarks, presentement the Russian part and the
Muscovite representation of the IMF put the derniere hand at the
technical questions of the co-operation.

Alexei Koudrine has rappele that the direction of the IMF and the
Russian government had, initially, plans to work out a program of
co-operation has medium term, spreads out over three years.  However,
" we have decide not to waste time and to concert an annual program
within the framework of triennial program " A declares the Deputy
Prime Minister Russian.

As soon as the parts have enterine the programme of co-operation for
the current year they concert the triennial program of co-operation, A
underlines Alexei Koudrine.