BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

26/06/2008

Mexico wants to assemble Belarussian tractors

Mexico is interested in starting up the assembly of Belarusian tractors in its territory, Belarussian Economy Minister Nikolai Zaichenko and Ambassador of Mexico to Belarus Alfredo Perez Bravo said in Minsk, Belarusian Economy Ministry reported. The sides confirmed the readiness to sign an agreement between the Belarusian Economy Ministry and the Mexican Economy Ministry on setting up a joint economic commission.

An agreement was reached to hold the first session of the commission by late 2008 and organise a visit of the Belarusian business delegation to Mexico. According to the Economy Ministry, in 2007 Belarus-Mexico trade totalled USD 21.3 million, 31.5 percent up on 2006. In January-March 2008 the volume of export-import shipments reached USD 4.9 million, 52.2 percent up. Belarus exports to Mexico such products as tractors, rolled ferrous metals, tyres and casein.

Source:

http://www.neurope.eu/articles/87273.php

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