Ethiopia’s Ambassador to Russia, Cham Ugala Uriat, said that the country does not see any problems if the Russian Mir payment system comes into play in the future. This was reported by TASS.
“I hope this will happen when Ethiopia becomes a member of BRICS. Recently in South Africa, BRICS decided that members of the association will be able to make transactions in national currencies. The diplomat said, “This may become a reality in the future and there will be no problems in the implementation of the Mir payment system in Ethiopia ” said.
Earlier, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Andrei Rudenko spoke on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF). statedIt was stated that Moscow is discussing the introduction of Russian Mir cards to India, China and other Southeast Asian countries. The official added that the rollout of Russian Mir cards across Thailand is in the process of being worked on. According to him, this issue is being discussed through central banks.
Currently, Mir cards are accepted in Cuba, as well as Abkhazia, Armenia, Belarus, Venezuela, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, South Korea and South Ossetia.
Formerly a political scientist from Kazakhstan supported the decision Allow local banks to service Mir cards.