Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Ankara, Alexey Erkhov, expressed concern about the problem with bank payments between Russia and Turkey and emphasized that the diplomatic mission is actively working with the Turkish authorities to avoid negative consequences for the foreign economic activities of both parties. countries.
“The problem exists and is very serious. It arose as a result of the tightening of anti-Russian sanctions by the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Financial Assets Control (OFAC) at the end of last year. In connection with this decision, Turkish banks, as we said, acted ‘out of fear’ and so-called ‘excessive “We are actively cooperating with Turkish authorities to ensure that these measures do not harm bona fide participants in the foreign economic activities of both countries. “The work continues,” the diplomat said.
Since the beginning of this year, Turkish exporters have encountered banks that do not accept money transfers from Russia. According to RIA Novosti, the problem is partly caused by the pressure exerted by the United States on Turkey in the context of sanctions. While the Turkish Ministry of Commerce is dealing with this issue, Moscow continues its dialogue with Ankara on this issue.
Previously, the Russian Federation announced that Russian payments in Turkey were blocked manually.