The Russian Ambassador appealed to the Maldives because of problems with payment of tourists

Russian Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Levan Jagaryan appealed to the leadership of the Maldives Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a request to intervene in the situation with the payment of Russian tourists. This was reported by RBC in the Russian Embassy.

"The ambassador has already asked the leadership of the Maldives Foreign Ministry to intervene in resolving the situation," the statement said.

According to the embassy, in response to Jagaryan’s appeal, the Maldives authorities promised to provide assistance.

At the same time, the diplomatic mission clarified that the situation in the Maldives is being dealt with by the Consulate General of Russia in Male, and the Russians were recommended to contact the Ministry of Economic Development with bank payments.

Problems with the payment of holidays in the Maldives arose due to the work of the largest bank in the country Bank of Maldives. He warned that he does not process money transfers related to or related to Russia.

According to our current policy, Russia is on the list of countries with limited access to remittances. This means that remittances (including incoming and outgoing) related to or related to Russia are not processed at the request of legislation and regulations.

The Russian Union of Travel Industry (RST) told RBC that problems with payments could lead to a decrease in the number of Russian tourists on the islands. In addition, refunds create additional costs for tour operators and make it difficult to accommodate holidaymakers.