Russia and Venezuela have begun discussing expanding the acceptance of Mir cards

Russia and Venezuela are discussing expanding the geography of accepting cards of the Russian Mir payment system in the Latin American country. This was reported to Izvestia by Russian Ambassador to Caracas Sergey Melik-Baghdasarov.

"Of course, this issue is on the agenda, and the number of points where our Mir card is accepted is growing day by day. The President [Venezuela's Nicholas] Maduro said there are 25,000 such points today. For my part, I can say that the embassy staff checks the operation of the Mir cards in every possible place, and every day we learn about an increasing number of points where they are accepted. This prospect exists, and our tourists, as well as members of various delegations, will increasingly use our cards in Venezuela. The work is underway, and it has great prospects," the diplomat said.

In addition, according to the ambassador, the parties are talking about the possibility of issuing cards of the Russian Mir payment system by Venezuelan banks.

"These issues are being discussed, but these are technical issues that lie in the plane of negotiations between our financial institutions," the diplomat said.

From Latin American countries, Russian bank cards are now also accepted in Cuba, and in Nicaragua it is possible to withdraw cash from Mir cards at one of the ATMs in the capital Managua.

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