The 19 Paris Club permanent members are governments with large claims on various other governments throughout the world (the claims may be held directly by the government or through its appropriate institutions). They have constantly applied the terms defined in the Paris Club Agreed Minutes on their claims in the past (this means principally having cancelled claims for countries benefiting from debt reduction and restructured claims over periods of comparable maturity) and have settled any bilateral disputes or arrears with Paris Club countries, if any. The following countries are permanent Paris Club members:
Other official creditors can also participate in rescheduling sessions, subject to the agreement of permanent members and of the debtor country. When participating in a rescheduling session, creditors agree to act in good faith and to follow the rules and principles of the Paris Club. The following countries have participated as creditors in some Paris Club agreements:
