Ulyanovsk region delegation visited Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant

The delegation of the Ulyanovsk region headed by Governor Alexei Russky visited one of the leading enterprises of the military-industrial complex of the Union State - the Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant (MZKT) on September 29 during a working visit to Belarus, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti agency reports.

The guests were shown promising samples of the company's products and acquainted with the scientific, technical and technological potential of the plant in the field of heavy engineering.

After getting acquainted with the production facilities, the delegation visited the factory museum. There is a large-scale exposition telling about the stages of formation of MZKT and key milestones in the development of production.

At the end of the visit, the Governor of the Ulyanovsk region left a memorable entry in the Book of Honorary Guests, thanking the factory workers for the warm welcome.

The results of the first day of the large-scale trip were summed up by the General Director of the Center for Competences for Industrial Development of the Ulyanovsk Region Sergey Noskov:

- We are long-standing friends, an agreement on cooperation has been signed between our regions, and today we are consistently fulfilling our tasks. They are associated primarily with the strengthening of industrial cooperation and the expansion of production chains. But the main goal is to support enterprises of the Ulyanovsk region and Belarus, aimed at ensuring the technological sovereignty of the two countries. We strive for full independence in all key industries.

According to Noskov, on the first day of the visit, the Ulyanovsk delegation visited three large production enterprises at once: MotoVeloZavod, Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant and Minsk Motor Plant.

- The composition of our delegation is quite large – it is more than 30 people representing 20 companies, Noskov said. Our business mission has a unique set of competencies - manufacturers of cutting tools, machine tools, machines themselves and precision measuring instruments. Tomorrow the program will continue at the international exhibition INNOPROM. Belarus, after which we will have an extended visit to other Belarusian enterprises.

According to him, all the main work of the delegation is now taking place at the most dynamic pace: after inspecting the workshops, the participants discuss joint projects in detail at specialized round tables and exchange contacts.

The General Director of the Center for Competences for Industrial Development of the Ulyanovsk Region expressed confidence that this close interaction is necessarily converted into direct supply contracts – from the IT sphere and high-precision sensors to the Ulyanovsk metal cutting tool, which in many respects already surpasses European analogues, reducing costs and increasing labor productivity.

- When preparing for a business mission, it is impossible to predict all points of contact in advance. Real cooperation is born directly in the process of a lively dialogue between leaders, when partners find mutual solutions in the course of discussing current needs, Noskov said. It is from such local agreements that a large-scale solid construction of Russian-Belarusian economic relations is formed. New contracts will be signed because our cooperation with Belarus has reached a very serious and strategic level.

Separately, the head of the Ulyanovsk business mission shared that in addition to the industrial potential, the region is traditionally interested in the consumer sector - from the famous Belarusian knitwear to high-quality food.

- Our peoples are very close, we share common values and similar needs. I have not been to Belarus since 2015, and today I am sincerely glad that the unique atmosphere has been preserved here: the streets are still clean and bright, and people are still open, friendly and ready for constructive discussion of any topics. This is great, summed up S. Noskov.

Photo by Elizabeth Davidovskaya