The head of the Belarusian Ministry of Finance, Yuri Seliverstov, said that the republic intends to agree with Russia on refinancing its debt and is not planning any new borrowings from Moscow. This was reported by the TV channel. “Belarus 1”.
According to the minister, it is not about increasing borrowing, but about refinancing the debt that Minsk already has.
But let’s make it easier for us to pay back, not 100 percent, but partially, including fulfilling our obligations,” he said.
The head of the department noted that Belarus has an “obligation to repay its debts to the Eurasian Stability and Development Fund” and to repay loans received from the Russian Federation in the form of interstate loans “under various conditions”. “
“We have a decision on what we can borrow from the Russian stock market for the budget in exchange for the European institutions that impose sanctions on us. And these decisions are being discussed and worked on,” Seliverstov explained.
Former Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko knowledgeableMinsk managed to agree with Moscow on the restructuring of the republic’s financial obligations.