Russia and Vietnam should start using their domestic currencies in bilateral trade more actively ,Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said.
"Certainly, it’s necessary to think of using non-standard forms of cooperation and financial interaction, including, for example, settlements in local currencies, rubles and dongs,” Medvedev said during a meeting with businessmen in Vietnam’s largest city of Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon.
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The prime minister recalled that Russia had a similar experience with other countries in the Asia-Pacific region, and that 10 years ago the Vietnamese-Russian bank was created.
"We should think how to boost the work of the bank", Medevedev said.
RT