El Salvador Vice President Felix Ulloa, St. Speaking on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), he said El Salvador is in favor of opening a Russian embassy and strengthening ties between the two countries. This was reported by RIA News.
“We opened an embassy (in the Russian Federation) and we hope that Russia can open it.” <…> We have permanent representatives [РФ] “We are in San Salvador and through it we always talk about the need and desire to develop relations both in trade and in culture, politics and economics,” the official said.
Ulloa added that this person does not have the status of ambassador to the Russian Federation and therefore there are some restrictions on his work.
Before that Reuters reportedHe said El Salvador has mined 473.5 bitcoins worth about $29 million in the past three years, using the energy of the Tecapa volcano for mining. In 2021, El Salvador became the first country to accept Bitcoin as legal tender alongside the US dollar.
Nayib Bukele, former president of El Salvador statedThat Russia cannot be destroyed by sanctions.