VLADIVOSTOK, September 5. /TASS/. Nicaragua is ready to explore the use of Russian payment system Mir cards on its territory, Nicaraguan Minister of Finance and Public Credit Ivan Acosta told TASS on Monday on the sidelines of the 7th Eastern Economic Forum.

"We are now considering various issues of cooperation in the field of finance. I'm still not sure how the Mir card works. We are looking into these issues. We are open to various banking and financial exchange possibilities," he said.

The 7th Eastern Economic Forum is taking place on September 5-8, 2022 in Vladivostok on the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) campus. The Forum was established by decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in 2015 to support the economic development of Russia’s Far East and to expand international cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. This year the Forum’s tagline is "the Path to a Multipolar World". The EEF is organized by the Roscongress Foundation. TASS is the general information partner and the official photo-host agency of the event.