In April, President of Belarus Alexandr Lukashenko noted at the meeting on industrial development that there is a huge demand for industrial products in Africa, Latin America and Asia.
"Here we need to work hard, occupy our niches. And we should understand that our strategic task is to create joint assembly plants of Belarusian equipment in the supporting countries. The key goal today is export diversification. The necessary conditions have been created, and you need to use measures of financial support to Belarusian exports as actively as possible," the head of state addressed the representatives of industry.
The first ever batch in the history of relations between Belarus and Cuba of MTZ tractor assembly kits was delivered to Cuba with the DBRB’s financial assistance. It is worth noting that products made by the Belarusian manufacturing sector had been shipped to satisfy needs of the agriculture of the Latin American country before but in an assembled state. The realization of this pilot project has allowed reaching a new level of cooperation and stepping up integration in economic relations of the two countries.
The day before, the President of the Republic of Cuba Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez, visited the Heroes of 26 July factory in the city of Holguin and praised the first MTZ tractor assembly project.
The agricultural machines will help agrarians bolster the country’s food security and the wellbeing of the Cuban nation.
By the way, Chairman of the Management Board Siarhei Staliarchuk and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Cuba to Belarus Santiago Perez Benitez met at the Development Bank yesterday, where the parties discussed trade and economic relations between the two countries.
“Belarus and Cuba have established strategic partnership on the basis of equality and respect for each other’s interests. Our countries have a huge potential for stepping up bilateral interaction. Cuba is interested in our food products and agricultural products. This is why together with domestic manufacturers the Development Bank continues working hard to satisfy this demand and reinforce mutually beneficial cooperation of the two countries,” Siarhei Staliarchuk said at the meeting.
Today, the Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus, Minsk Tractor Works, and Cuban colleagues have begun implementing the second project for financing shipments of Belarusian tractor assembly kits, tractors, and spare parts to satisfy needs of Latin American country.
