MINSK, 5 October (BelTA) - We have anchor projects with every region of Russia that we monitor and support; sectors like microelectronics, aircraft manufacturing, and auto components are showing promising results, Dmitry Krutoy, Head of the Belarus President Administration, said in an interview to the Belarus 1 TV channel on 5 October, BelTA has learned.
According to Dmitry Krutoi, Belarus has developed its own specific approach to interacting with each Russian region in recent years. “With every governor, we have anchor projects that we monitor, support, and, of course, give priority attention. The general approach to industry, in terms of allocating financial resources, regional subsidies, and investment money from the Union State budget, is also very important. The sectors related to microelectronics, aircraft manufacturing, and auto components yield great results today. They are growing,” he said.
The head of the Belarus President Administration recalled that a program for aircraft manufacturing components and for utilizing two major aircraft repair plants in Baranovichi and near Minsk has been signed at the government level. “Today we are working with the governors of Ulyanovsk Oblast and Tatarstan. They are also deeply involved in these issues. We see an annual multiplicative growth. In Belarus, we are already drafting our investment plans and building entire production workshops and lines to meet the demand of the Russian market. Because even if Western brands return after the sanctions are lifted, the topic of aircraft manufacturing will remain key for Russia. They will never abandon the task of finalizing the localization of their own aircraft, be it the MC-21, Tu-214, or Il-76 (these are the main models we are working on today). We must participate in the program they have adopted and be widely represented in it,” Dmitry Krutoi emphasized.
He also noted that Belarusians are capable of serious achievements in aircraft manufacturing. “It is very gratifying when the head of Tatarstan praised us: we have essentially created a new competency in producing long-sized wing consoles for aircraft, measuring 20 meters. No one believed we could produce everything to the required quality so quickly and on such a timeline. The situation is similar in microelectronics and radio electronics. Today, all Russian governors have planned visits to our enterprises, such as Integral, BelOMO, and Peleng, to see for themselves the technical level and potential for further cooperative relations. This is producing results. Every year we see 30% to 50% growth, and our capacity utilization is increasing. Honestly, we are simply unable to physically fulfill many orders anymore. Therefore, we ourselves will probably have to redistribute investment resources to this area. The same goes for auto components,” the head of the Belarus President Administration said.
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