Russia and North Korea will expand bilateral relations

[Martin Everson]

Putin says Russia and North Korea will expand bilateral relations, KCNA reports

Russian President Vladimir Putin told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the two countries will "expand the comprehensive and constructive bilateral relations with common efforts," Pyongyang's state media reported on Monday.

www.reuters.com

 

[RealDude]

That makes sense

 

[Samman Kaseeb Sleiman]

Iran said that it'd begin to accept russian card payment system Mir.

Iran to start accepting Russian Mir payment cards soon -official

Iran will soon start accepting payments made with Russia's Mir bank cards, a top official was quoted by Russia's RIA news agency as saying, making it the latest country to adopt the Russian-made alternative to Visa and Mastercard .

www.reuters.com

It's funny because it'll be the 1st card payment system accepted in Iran, because Visa and Master, Union and JCB probably either, aren't accepted there.

 

[Martin Everson]

It's funny because it'll be the 1st card payment system accepted in Iran, because Visa and Master, Union and JCB probably either, aren't accepted there.

It will increase trade between the countries. Seems a few countries are joining it as article mentions. Seems some Turkish banks have it too.

Turkey’s banks are adopting Russian payments system: Erdogan

Five Turkish banks have adopted Russia’s Mir payments system, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on his return from talks with President Vladimir

english.alarabiya.net