Belarus asks Russia for 9-bln-dollar loan to build nuclear plant
08:22, 29 May 2009
MINSK. May 29. KAZINFORM Belarus asks Russia for a nine-billion-dollar loan for the construction of a nuclear power plant, Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Thursday, Kazinform refers to ITAR-TASS.
?We already have an application from the Belarussian government and we are looking into it,? Kudrin said. ?In order to make a decision we must make sure that the power plant will be built, that sales markets for its electricity will be determined and that these markets will make it possible to return this credit,? Kudrin noted. The prospects of this nuclear power plant are being analyzed, Kazinform cites ITAR-TASS.
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