MINSK, July 18 (BelTA) – Belarusian-Russian cooperation in the automotive industry will advance in 3 stages. The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Russia, Vladimir Semashko, held the sidelines of a seminar for the heads of diplomatic missions and consular establishments of Belarus. The seminar began at the Academy of Public Administration under the auspices of the President of Belarus on July 18, BelTA learned.
Vladimir Semashko recalled that Russia is now about to solve serious disorders in the automotive industry. The exit of Western corporations from the Russian market has slowed the production of cars and trucks in Russia due to the poor localization of auto parts manufacturing.
Vladimir Semashko: “Automotive business leaders from Belarus and Russia met recently. We have seriously discussed what you want to do and how to do it to solve this challenge quickly. “
According to him, the parties decided that cooperation deserves to progress in 3 stages: “Initially, we will have to separately percentage of Russia’s achievements and Belarus’ achievements. Manufacturing functions are available, everything is available. It will have to be done immediately Such avenues have already been taken into our minds.
The level of momentum covers the medium-term horizon. For example, Belarusian corporations are in a position to manufacture the parts that the Russian market needs, but they do not have the capacity to fully meet the demand of partners. “Naturally, corporations will have to buy or manufacture more equipment,” the ambassador explained.
Reaching the third level will require significant investments. According to Vladimir Semashko, this program is designed to last until 2030.