RUSSIAN GOVT TO SUPPORT ARMENIA WITH $500 MILLION LOAN

Prime-Tass English-language Business Newswire
February 10, 2009 Tuesday 12:35 PM EET

The Russian government has signed a preliminary agreement to provide
a 15-year U.S. $500 million "stabilization" loan to the Armenian
government, Armenia’s Finance Ministry said Tuesday.

The loan has a 4-year grace period, the ministry said.