Belarus has almost doubled the sales of its products in the Russian market since 2018. This was in an interview with Belarus-1 was stated by Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Petr Parkhchik.
Belarus traditionally sold its products in the Russian Federation in 2018-2020 within 13 billion dollars, the Deputy Prime Minister recalled.
“In 2022, we reached the border of $ 22 billion, and already in 2023 for 11 months we exported products to the Russian market worth $ 23 billion. We can say with confidence that at the end of 2023 we will step over the line of 25 billion dollars, almost doubled by sales of our products in the Russian market, ”he stated.
Parkhchik also spoke about the progress of promoting joint Belarusian-Russian flight programs.
“Today we are developing and creating this aircraft, that is, we are conducting OKR, moreover, all the development developments are financed by the Russian Federation on a condition of 50 to 50,” he said.
Deputy Prime Minister noted that the task is very difficult. “We must produce the first two aircraft by 2026. And it is very important that we already have a solid order today, that is, the minimum number of aircraft that we will have to produce until 2030, this is 85-100 pieces. If we successfully perform the tasks , there may be more of them, ”he emphasized.
Parkhchik said that it is necessary to build 20 thousand square meters of additional production facilities and purchase about a hundred units of high -complex equipment, and all these works are carried out.
The Deputy Prime Minister promised that everything would do in order not only to perform work within the framework of the schedule that is agreed, but to be ahead and try to do much faster than they outlined on a route.
As noted by Belarus-1, in 2023, during the visit of the head of the Belarusian government, Roman Golovchenko, an agreement on joint development and organization in the Republic of Belarus of the 2-Motor 19th 19th aircraft Belarusian enterprise OJSC 558 Aviation Aviation was signed in Yekaterinburg. Repair Plant “and Russian JSC” Ural Civil Aviation Plant “.