Novosibirsk is ready to offer Belarus joint assembling plants, Novosibirsk Mayor Anatoly Lokot told media after the ceremony to open Belarus' national exhibition in Novosibirsk on 21 October.
“We can offer Belarusians joint companies, and here we can see a mutual interest,” Anatoly Lokot noted when asked on how Novosibirsk can attract Belarus today. It fist of all pertains to assembling Belarusian tractors. There is also an opportunity for joint assembling of buses.
“We have certain achievements in construction, mechanical engineering. The Belarusian side can be also interested in our scientific and technological potential,” the Novosibirsk Mayor said.
Novosibirsk Oblast is also interested in the supplies of Belarusian agricultural products. According to Anatoly Lokot, as for the quality-price ratio the products of Gomselmash and other Belarusian companies look better than western equipment. “As for Novosibirsk, we are interested to develop cooperation in the transport sector – we need tramcars,” the mayor said. The relevant talks with Belarusian companies are currently underway.
The Russian region also shows interest in grain harvesters and municipal vehicles, Belarusian farming products.
“We are very much interested in developing cooperation with Belarus. There are big prospects for developing this cooperation,” Anatoly Lokot said.
Siberia is hosting Belarusian Days on 19-23 October. The program of the Days envisages several events. Those are Belarus' national exhibition with a demonstration of products of leading companies (MTZ, MAZ, BelAZ, Amkodor, Gomselmash, Gomeldrev, Pinskdrev Holding Company, Mogilevliftmash and others) and signing of the relevant contracts, a forum of Siberian and Belarusian regions with the participation of delegations from all 12 Siberian regions and the signing of program documents on concrete cooperation mechanisms, a business matchmaking session for the business circles of Belarus and Russia. The Days will also feature roundtables on bilateral cooperation, sci-tech and innovation conferences at the Siberian Office of the Russian Academy of Sciences, a concert featuring Belarusian artists.
Written by belta.by
