Kakha Baindurashvili, Finance Minister said in conversation with the news agency GHN that the country can pay off the foreign debt. He said that the foreign debt increased that this is normal, but the amount of the foreign debt is not very big and the "foreign debt service is very low - 5 %".
"The foreign debt increased for two reasons: first one is the economic and the second one is the expenses for the consequences for August war.
Those 45 mlrd USD which were supplied by donors is a very favorable credit and if we will manage to increase the sum supplied by donors, then we will not be in any difficulties to pay it off, " - said to GHN Kakha Baindurashvili.
For information, according to the data of finance ministry this year credits taken by the country amounts to 3 301 512 USD.