Iran agreed with Russia on the use of the Mir payment system
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Russia and Iran have reached all bilateral agreements necessary for the use of cards of the Russian payment system Mir, said Deputy Minister of Tourism, Cultural Heritage and Crafts of Iran Ali Asghar Shalbafiyan. He specified that the launch date depends on the central banks (CB) of Russia and Iran.
“All bilateral agreements between the countries have been reached. We are awaiting confirmation from the Central Banks of both countries for the system to be launched. The launch date depends on the decision of the Central Bank of the two countries,” said Ali Asgar Shalbafiyan on the sidelines of the Russia-Islamic World: KazanForum forum (quoted by RIA Novosti).
The deputy minister also believes that Russia and Iran need to work out the abolition of visas on arrival for Russian tourists. “We believe that the main reason for the increase in tourist flow is the removal of obstacles that currently exist. We need to work in this direction. Currently, Russian citizens who come to Iran can very easily get a visa right at the airport. We hope that the Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation (Dmitry Vakhrukov.— “b”) will help us in removing this particular obstacle,” he said.
On the need to adapt Mir to Iran’s payment system in terms of software, in August 2022 declared Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country for economic affairs Mehdi Safari. In addition, Iran and Russia discussed the creation of a token that will allow replacing the dollar, ruble and Iranian rial in foreign trade settlements.
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