Russia cancels 93% of Iraq's debt http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/11/content_7589976.htm
www.chinaview.cn 2008-02-11
Special report: Tension escalates in Iraq
MOSCOW, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said Monday the country has canceled 12 billion U.S. dollars of Iraq's debt, or 93 percent of the total amount it owes to Russia.
Kudrin and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari signed an agreement here on the debt cancellation, the Itar-Tass news agency reported. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/11/content_7589976.htm