61.   Officials declined to speculate on what action would be taken but acknowledged that a rescheduling or freeze of Russian debts would be a possibility.

62.   Russia is trying to make timely payments on the Russian debt, but appears likely to default on a large portion of the Soviet-era debt.

63.   Since then a number of prominent credit rating agencies have issued warnings about Russian debt.

64.   The House voted Wednesday to bar the rescheduling or forgiving of Russian debt until Russia shuts down its intelligence listening post in Lourdes, Cuba.

65.   The IMF loan is being used to pay back existing Russian debts to the fund.

66.   They will also sign documents on rescheduling of Russian debts and smooth operation of Japan centers set up in Moscow and the Russian Far East, the officials said.

67.   Yeltsin calls Russian debt negotiations a major victory.

68.   Chernomyrdin will also hold talks with Swiss President Arnold Koller, and an agreement on restructuring Russian debt is expected to be signed, ITAR-TASS reported.

69.   Davidoff also told AFP that the billions of dollars in Russian debts are currently being discussed with the Club of Paris, which groups government creditors.

70.   The Paris Club of creditor nations agreed Saturday to reschedule seven billion dollars of Russian debt.