"Our strategic cooperation must expand," Dmitry Krutoy, Head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Belarus, said during a meeting at Rostselmash. It was about strengthening industrial cooperation and providing farmers of the two countries with highly efficient machinery.
On November 27, Rostselmash, Russia's leading manufacturer of agricultural machinery, received a large delegation from the Republic of Belarus. The visit led by Dmitry Krutoy, Head of the Presidential Administration, was aimed at further strengthening bilateral industrial cooperation.
The Belarusian delegation included Sergey Telyozhinsky, Minister Counselor of the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Russian Federation; Leonid Ryzhkovsky, Deputy Minister of Industry of the Republic of Belarus; Pavel Karotkikh, CEO of Promagroleasing; and other officials. A special emphasis on industrial cooperation was made by the presence of heads of leading Belarusian machine-building companies.
The guests were welcomed by Aleksey Shveytsov, First Deputy CEO of Rostselmash, Director of the Sales, Marketing and Service Centre. He presented an overview of Rostselmash's production and technological achievements and the company's development plans. The guests also had an extensive tour of the key industrial sites of Rostselmash. They visited the combine production facility and the latest tractor and driveline plants, which were launched in 2024. The representatives of Belarus highly appreciated the level of active development and modernization of the Russian agricultural machinery industry.
During the meeting, the parties discussed the state of agricultural machinery markets in Russia and Belarus, cooperative ties in agricultural machine building, and opportunities for expanding cooperation, which will strengthen both the industrial and agricultural sectors of the two economies. In particular, it was about leasing of high-power Rostselmash machinery on preferential financial terms to farmers in Belarus, which has no equivalents in the Republic. This includes tractors up to 430 hp (2000 series), forage harvesters up to 770 hp (F 2750), 510 hp rotary grain harvesters (TORUM), 264 hp self-propelled mowers (KSU 2). "Such support for farmers could significantly increase the efficiency of the Republic's agricultural sector in the field of livestock and crop production. We record a high demand for such equipment from our customers," said Alexey Shveytsov.
Dmitry Krutoy supported the initiative to expand cooperation in product lines that do not overlap the interests of the two countries' machine builders, which, according to the parties, opens up additional opportunities for industrial cooperation.
Alexey Shveytsov stressed that Rostselmash appreciates the partner support of Belarusian manufacturers, especially during the period of active import substitution. Today, the Russian company cooperates with several dozen Belarusian companies. They supply a wide range of products: hydraulic motors, pumps, shafts, headlights, batteries, air conditioners, and other products.
During the visit, the delegation of the Republic of Belarus also got acquainted with the exposition of the historical line and samples of modern equipment of the company, took part in a test drive of agricultural machinery.
