The Ministry of Economic Development connected to the problem of paying for holidays in the Maldives

The Ministry of Economic Development of Russia is preparing an appeal to the Maldives authorities due to problems with paying for Russian tourists. About this RBC reported in the press service of the Ministry.

“At present, an appeal is being prepared by the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia to the Ministry of Tourism of the Maldives and the Embassy of the Maldives in the Russian Federation to resolve this situation,” the report said.

The press service also noted that the Ministry plans to organize negotiations between the central banks of the two countries.

Problems with payment of holidays arose due to the refusal of the largest bank in the country Bank of Maldives to accept transfers from Russian citizens. The Bank explained that Russia is on the list of countries with restrictions on remittances — this applies to both incoming and outgoing payments.

In this regard, the Russian Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Levan Jagaryan appealed to the leadership of the Maldives Foreign Ministry with a request to intervene in the situation. According to the press service of the Russian Embassy, in response to Jagaryan’s appeal, the Maldives authorities promised to provide assistance.