Russian Foreign Ministers Sergey Lavrov and Thai Don Pramatvinai discussed the possibility of using the cards of the Mir payment system on the territory of the kingdom. In this respect writer TASS.
Lavrov announced that the relevant issue was discussed in his speech at the opening of the Russian Consulate General in Phuket.
In early July, Alla Bakina, Director of the Department of the National Payment System of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation statedBy the end of the year, the national payment system “Mir” will be launched in five or six new countries. Now national cards work in Turkey. According to Bakina, they will be able to pay at any terminal in Cuba by the end of the summer.
Mir cards can also be used in Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Vietnam. In these states, partner banks of the national payment system operate, so you can withdraw cash from their ATMs and pay for purchases from the cash registers.
Bakina noted that some states are afraid of secondary measures and listen to the sanctions policy. In September, the U.S. Treasury threatened those who helped use Mir cards outside of Russia with restrictions. After that, Turkish and Kazakh banks refused to serve Mir cards for a while.
Former political scientist from Kazakhstan supported decision to allow local banks to service Mir cards.