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Ethiopian Ambassador to Russia Alemayehu Tegenu Argau. Archival photoMOSCOW, June 14 — RIA Novosti.Ethiopia could connect to the payment system created by Russia if Turkey or China participated in it, Ethiopian Ambassador Alemayehu Tegenu Argau said in an interview with RIA Novosti. «Yes, if such a platform is established with Turkey or China, it will also be suitable for Africa, this not a problem,» the ambassador said, answering the question whether we could connect Ethiopia to an independent payment channel, the creation of which Russia is negotiating with Turkey, India and other countries. He noted that it is necessary to create a mechanism that would allow us to exchange the ruble and other currencies in Ethiopia and other countries. «Currency can be any, the main thing is that it can be converted. Now in Russia it is impossible to exchange and spend the Ethiopian birr, the currency accepted in my country. The same with rubles in Ethiopia. To change this situation, the states must come to an agreement… We need to come up with something so that the ruble and other currencies can be freely exchanged in Ethiopia and other countries,» the ambassador said. Earlier it was reported that that representatives of the central banks of Turkey and Venezuela at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will discuss cooperation in the field of payment systems with Russia.In the Zaporozhye region announced the start of the work of Russian banksIn mid-May, the first deputy chairman of the Bank of Russia Olga Skorobogatova said that the regulator intends to focus on the development of cross-border payments. Due to the situation around Ukraine, some participants in the international payments market have suspended their work on the Russian market. So did, for example, the American money transfer system Western Union. Skorobogatova also noted that the Central Bank expects to reach an agreement with two popular tourist countries in the summer on accepting cards from the Russian payment system Mir. They are now accepted in Turkey, Vietnam, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in May that Moscow and Ankara agreed to create conditions for the presence of bank terminals in Turkish hotels, accepting the Mir card. He also said that Russia and Iran agreed to switch to settlements in national currencies as much as possible and discussed the possibilities of using Shetab and Mir payment cards. Turkey confirms that almost all hotels in the country accept the Mir card