Official: Belarus has several options to pay off gas debt

Belarus has several options to pay off the debt for the supplied Russian gas, Viktar Babaryka, CEO Belgazprombank told a news conference in Minsk. The list of options includes taking the money from the country's gold and currency reserve; foreign loans (including a loan from Russia); early sale of Beltransgaz's shares; depositing shares and paying off the debt in the Belarus rubels if "Russia knows how to use this money, e.g. to pay for Beltransgaz's shares package," the official said.