Lavrov announced the work of Russia on the abandonment of Western payment systems

The text of the interview was published on the official website of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

“We also consider it important to step up efforts to reduce sanctions risks and potential costs for economic operators,” Lavrov said.

He stressed that we are talking about steps aimed at "the gradual de-dollarization of national economies, the transition to mutual settlements in national or alternative currencies to the dollar and the refusal to use international payment systems controlled by the West."

“In Russia we are already actively engaged in this.

We see great prospects in this area for interaction with all interested foreign partners, ”added the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Earlier, Lavrov, in an interview with the Chinese media, stated the need to reduce sanctions risks by switching to settlements in national or alternative currencies to the dollar.