Hoy newspaper reports that the monetary authorities are still undecided as to what should be done about the forthcoming payments on the sovereign bonds. They will reportedly decide this week whether they should attempt to renegotiate the bonds under conditions comparable to the reprogramming of the debt held by the Paris Club. This information was given to the press by Technical Secretary to the Presidency Carlos Despradel. Last March, the country should have paid US$23 million in interest on the bonds, but opted, instead, for the 30-day grace period. Last Friday, the Dominican Republic managed to reschedule US$193 million in debt, although they had requested a reprogramming of US$320 million from the Paris Club?s international members. Despradel told reporters that the government?s economic team is studying the case and that the Paris Club gave the DR freedom to act with their debtors, and reprogram and restructure as much of the debt as possible.