Azernews.Az

By Rashid Shirinov

Ganja automobile factory and Minsk tractor plant signed a Memorandum on delivery and assembly of 2,000 Belarusian tractors in Azerbaijan in 2016.

The document was signed by head of the Supervisory Board of Ganja automobile plant Khanlar Fatiyev and General Director of Minsk tractor plant Fyodor Domotenko.

The parties agreed on cooperative goods trades for the third party countries and discussed the localization of production in Azerbaijan.

Fatiyev said that agriculture is one of the current development priorities of the country that President Ilham Aliyev declared. In this regard, the issue of sufficient volumes of high-quality agricultural machinery for various purposes is extremely important.

Minsk tractor plant active on the market for 70 years is one of the world's eight largest manufacturers of agricultural machinery. It produces over 62 models of different machines that are exported to over than 100 countries.

The construction of the Ganja automobile plant began in 1986, but could not get ready due to collapse of the USSR. The plant produced its first car VAZ-11113 Oka in 2004. Later on the plant could expand its staff from initial 85 persons to 700.

Now the Ganja plant is able to collect up to 1,000 trucks and 2,000 tractors a year. The factory is currently assembling MAZ, KAMAZ cars and Belarus tractors.

In addition, Ganja automobile plant launched production of various devices for Belarus tractors. The plant gives a one-year guarantee for the equipment it issues. Moreover, quality service in all regions of the country is ensured by the factory.

---

Follow us on Twitter @AzerNewsAz