MOSCOW, August 25 The BRICS countries continue consultations on the formation of payment instruments independent of the West, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday.
«Consultations are continuing on the formation within the framework of the BRICS of effective payment instruments independent of the West, as well as a secure platform for multilateral cross-border settlements,» Ryabkov said during a press conference following the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, organized by the Russia Today media group «.