KIEV, March 21 - The International Monetary Fund made the decision to postpone considering the issue of a $1 billion tranche to Ukraine following the outcome of a meeting of G20 representatives held on March 17, Ukrainian Minister of Social Policy Andriy Reva said.

"On Friday [March 17] this matter [of issuing the tranche] was on the agenda of a fund meeting scheduled for March 20. But on Friday a meeting of the G20 leaders finished, they discussed this issue, and following the discussion the International Monetary Fund made such a decision," the minister said on the air of the 112.ua TV Channel.