MOSCOW. Sept 8: Russia could be about to receive a 2.5 billion dollar boost from the United Slates to aid Its economic reforms as the two countries make moves to remove trade barriers left over from the cold war. reports AFP.

A statement by Russian presidency released yesterday said that US* President Bill Clinton and his Russian counterpart Borts Yeltsin had discussed by telephone several matters stllf In suspense between the two countries.

Clinton Informed Yeltsin of a plan to grant Russia 2.5 billion dollar of aid for its economic reforms the statement said.

And It added that the US

was to discuss "abolishing discriminatory measures In American legislation concerning trade relations with Russia."

At the Group of Seven summit in Tokyo in July a White House official said Washington was moving closer to lifting the Jackson-Vanik amendment Introduced in the 1970s which links trade advantages to a country's treatment of Jews.

And after the Vancouver summit In April this year Clinton singed an executive order directing certain government agencies to pinpoint actions which would be taken to remove cold war barriers to trade.