The debts of countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to Russia including interest stood at 3.33 billion dollars as of January 1, 2004

The debts of countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to Russia including interest stood at 3.33 billion dollars as of January 1, 2004, the Prime-Tass news agency reported on Thursday referring to documents of the Russian Finance Ministry. Ukraine is the biggest debtor with its debt amounting to 1.681 billion dollars. Uzbekistan, with its debt of 646.996 million dollars, is placed second on the list of Russia’s debtors. The debt on unpaid interest makes up 146.385 million dollars. Tajikistan’s debt stood at 299.67 million dollars as of January 1, 2004. Kyrgyzstan owes Russia 179.12 million dollars, Georgia – 156.91 million dollars. Belarussia’s debt stands at 135.89 million dollars, while Moldova’s debt is estimated at 134.13 million dollars. Armenia winds up the list of debtors with its 96.66 million dollars of debt.