Belarus is interested in cooperating with Japan to make electric automobiles, BelTA learned from Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Japan Sergei Rakhmanov before a Belarusian-Japanese business meeting on 14 July.
The Ambassador said that Belarus is primarily interested in the production of automobile components and new kinds of automobiles such as electric automobiles. According to the source, the market for electric automobiles exists and will grow larger. “We are now in negotiations with interested parties on the Belarusian and Japanese sides,” noted Sergei Rakhmanov.
A Belarusian-Japanese business meeting took place in Minsk on 14 July. Taking part in the meeting were top executives of about 20 leading Japanese companies, including Mitsubishi Motors Rus, Hitachi Construction Machinery, Sojitz, Panasonic Rus.
The Ambassador stated that as far as assets on the Belarusian market are concerned, Japanese companies are slightly behind a number of Western and Chinese companies for now. “We constantly point out the fact to our partners in Japan. It is important that among the partners that have come to Minsk there are representatives of companies, which are interested in cooperation in the automobile industry,” said Sergei Rakhmanov.
Japanese businesses should step up their investment activity in Belarus. First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Vasily Matyushevsky voiced the proposal as he met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Russia with concurrent accreditation to Belarus Chikahito Harada on 14 July.
Apart from that, Vasily Matyushevsky confirmed Belarus' intention to actively involve Japanese companies in the modernization of Belarusian enterprises.
The sides discussed bilateral trade and economic cooperation and ways to advance interaction in the credit and investment sphere. The First Deputy Prime Minister noted that Belarus and Japan do not fully use the available serious cooperation potential.
According to BelTA