BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 7. Azerbaijan is
regarded as one of the main partners of Belarus, Belarusian
Minister of Industry Andrei Kuznetsov told Trend.
According to him, the signing of an agreement to assemble a new
batch of municipal vehicles (100 units) based on the chassis of the
Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ) at the Ganja Automobile Plant marks
another step toward strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation
between the two nations.
“Belarusian equipment has proven itself well in the Azerbaijani
market. A contract has now been signed for the supply of 100
machine kits, from which we will jointly produce municipal vehicles
to meet Azerbaijan’s needs. This is another step toward further
mutually beneficial cooperation,” he said.
Meanwhile, an agreement was signed today in Minsk by Khanlar
Fatiyev, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the “Ganja Automobile
Plant” Production Association and a member of the Azerbaijani
Parliament, and Valery Ivankovich, General Director of OJSC
“MAZ.”
This agreement was signed as part of the implementation of
instructions given by President Ilham Aliyev and President
Aleksandr Lukashenko during the Belarusian head of state’s official
visit to Azerbaijan.
“Over the past three years, we have doubled our trade turnover
and established joint ventures that will further contribute to our
mutually beneficial bilateral relations. Our relations with
Azerbaijan are developing successfully. We have very good results
regarding the Minsk Tractor Plant, and fruitful cooperation is also
continuing regarding the Minsk Automobile Plant,” the minister
added.
The municipal vehicles produced as part of the cooperation
between the Ganja Automobile Plant and MAZ are equipped with modern
equipment developed and assembled in Ganja. They are intended to
serve urban infrastructure throughout the republic. This project
contributes to the renewal of the country’s municipal vehicle
fleet.
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