MOSCOW, March 21. /TASS/. The Russian Finance Ministry honored a Eurobond coupon payment obligation in the amount of 6.1 bln rubles ($65.6 mln) for bonds mature in 2029, the ministry said on its website.

"Money to pay the coupon yield on bonds of external bond loans of the Russian Federation mature in 2029 totaling 6.1 bln rubles (the equivalent of $65.6 mln) was received by the Eurobond payment agent (National Settlement Depository)," the ministry said.

Payments were made in accordance with the decree of the President of the Russian Federation on the temporary procedure of honoring state debt liabilities of the country to residents and foreign creditors, with their par value expressed in foreign currencies.