Peskov: Minsk to get $500m tranche of Moscow loan by July
<p> MINSK, May 31 - PrimePress. Belarus will receive the second, U.S. $500 million tranche of Russia’s $1.5 billion state loan in the near future, by the end of June, Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, told reporters on May 29 following the Putin-Lukashenko meeting in Sochi. </p> <p> </p> <p> The issue was discussed during the meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. </p> <p> </p> <p> As previously reported, the Belarus-Russia intergovernmental agreement on granting two tranches $500 million each of the Russian state loan to Minsk was signed on December 21, 2020 in Moscow. The Belarusian Finance received the first $500m tranche of the loan on December 30. Prior to that, in October 2020, Belarus also received a $500m loan from the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD). End </p> <p> </p> <p> “This is the second tranche. It was announced before all these stories with (Ryanair) plane,” Peskov said, adding that there were no obstacles for the transfer of the tranche. </p> <p> </p> <p> Lukashenko did not raise the issue of additional economic assistance to Belarus at the talks with Putin, Peskov also said. </p> <p> </p> <p> The presidents discussed improving economic cooperation in the customs and tax spheres, while the issue of the transition to a single currency was not touched upon during the talks, Peskov added. </p> <p> </p> <p> Putin and Lukashenko also did not raise the issue of a possibility of Belavia’s flights to Crimea during the meeting, Peskov said, adding that it is Belavia that should be asked. End </p>
2021-06-01
Primepress
Peskov: Minsk to get $500m tranche of Moscow loan by July
MINSK, May 31 - PrimePress. Belarus will receive the second, U.S. $500 million tranche of Russia’s $1.5 billion state loan in the near future, by the end of June, Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesman, told reporters on May 29 following the Putin-Lukashenko meeting in Sochi.
The issue was discussed during the meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.
As previously reported, the Belarus-Russia intergovernmental agreement on granting two tranches $500 million each of the Russian state loan to Minsk was signed on December 21, 2020 in Moscow. The Belarusian Finance received the first $500m tranche of the loan on December 30. Prior to that, in October 2020, Belarus also received a $500m loan from the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD). End
“This is the second tranche. It was announced before all these stories with (Ryanair) plane,” Peskov said, adding that there were no obstacles for the transfer of the tranche.
Lukashenko did not raise the issue of additional economic assistance to Belarus at the talks with Putin, Peskov also said.
The presidents discussed improving economic cooperation in the customs and tax spheres, while the issue of the transition to a single currency was not touched upon during the talks, Peskov added.
Putin and Lukashenko also did not raise the issue of a possibility of Belavia’s flights to Crimea during the meeting, Peskov said, adding that it is Belavia that should be asked. End