The Russian government has approved a draft protocol on amendments to an agreement on granting Belarus state export credit for the construction of the Belarusian nuclear power station, unconfirmed reports by state news agency Belta said.
According to Belta, Russia is proposing to extend the loan period by two years until the end of 2022 with a fixed interest rate of 3.3% a year. The start of repayments will be postponed from 1 April 2021 to 1 April 2023.
Belta said the Russian government has asked the finance ministry and foreign ministry to hold talks with Belarus and to sign the protocol.
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