BYELORUSSIAN DELEGATION VISITS ARMENIA

ARKA
June 25

A delegation of the Minsk region, Belarus, has been on a visit to
Armenia. The delegation discussed prospects of cooperation between
Zhodino (Belarus) and Kajaran (Armenia).

The Press and Information Department, RA Foreign Office, reports
that, on June 22, RA Ambassador to Belarus Oleg Yesayan, Mayor of
Zhodino Vasili Grischenko and Director General of the BelAz Production
Association Pyetr Parkhomchik discussed the details of the visit.

Ambassador Yesayan visisted the BelAz plant and received information on
the production process and range of products, including road-building
machinery.

The sides emphasized the importance of initiative to expand cooperation
between the large plants in Zhodino and Kajaran, as this cooperation
account for a major part of Armenian-Byelorussian trade.

In October 2006, Zhodino, Minsk region, Belarus, and Kajaran, Syunik
region, Armenia, signed a cooperation agreement.

The Byelorussian delegation came to Armenia to resolve the problems
with operation of over 100 BelAz heavy trucks at the Kajaran copper and
molybdenum plant. The delegation also discussed the issue of supplying
new heavy trucks to Armenia with a weight-carrying capacity of 90 to
130 tons.