Novosibirsk Region is one of Belarus' most promising economic partners in Russia's Siberia, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said as he met with Novosibirsk Region Governor Andrei Travnikov.
The head of state emphasized that the bilateral relations are based on long-standing contacts between people, as well as a high level of fruitful cooperation. Alexander Lukashenko added that Novosibirsk is known as Russia's research hub. In recent years it has turned into one of key equipment suppliers for the Belarusian nuclear power plant.
The President sees great cooperation prospects in science. Collaboration between the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences will be analyzed in the near future. According to Alexander Lukashenko, the parties could set up joint ventures, share time-tested technology and roll out products that will sell well not only in Belarus and Russia, but also in the markets of third countries. Belarus is well positioned to meet the needs of Novosibirsk Region in modern trucks, passenger vehicles, farm machines, municipal machinery and road construction machines, as well as light industry products and foodstuffs. Speaking about other promising cooperation avenues, the president mentioned the joint venture BKM-Siberia set up in cooperation with Belkommunmash. The company specializes in upgrading trams; however it could as well assemble trolleybuses.
Belarus is ready to help implement the Novosibirsk Region agriculture development program. Belarus suggests using its design projects to build agro-towns and social infrastructure in rural communities. Apart from that, Mogilevliftmash equipment could be used in construction and repair of residential housing in the region.
Minsk hosted the fourth session of the Belarus-Novosibirsk Region business cooperation council. It resulted in several cooperation agreements and contracts in manufacturing, transport, science and education.
