MOSCOW, June 24 (HS/RIA Novosti) - The share of the dollar in international settlements remains high, but the trend towards its reduction is obvious, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.

We see that the share of the main reserve currency in international settlements remains high, but there is a tendency to reduce this share, Peskov said at the Primakov Readings forum.

The reduction is not because countries are abandoning the currency, but because the issuer is trying to impose its own rules, the official added.

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