Friday, June 23 2017 12:03

ArmInfo. Elaburg Automobile  Plant (ELAZ, Tatarstan, Russia) is exploring possibilities for  cooperation with Armenia. The Minister of Economic Development and  Investments of the Republic of Armenia Suren Karayan and the General  Director of ELAZ Kamil Galimov and the Chairman of the Chamber of  Commerce and Industry of Naberezhnikh Chelnov Yuri Petrushin  discussed perspectives of this cooperation the day before in Yerevan.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Economic  Development, in the course of the meeting Suren Karayan presented the  guests the advantages of organizing production in Armenia,  preferential treatment with a number of countries, and the  possibility of exporting ready products to the states of the region.  Russian entrepreneurs, in particular, were interested in the  possibility of organizing production in the Syunik region of Armenia  in the free economic zone bordering Iran.

The Armenian minister presented them benefits and benefits for  companies operating in the area. He also stressed the importance of  cooperation within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union. The  minister also discussed with the guests possible cooperation options  in the context of providing Armenia with agricultural machinery.

To note, the Elaburg Automobile Plant was founded in 1985. Today OJSC  "PO ELAZ" specializes in the production of special equipment and  equipment for the oil and gas industry. In this direction the  enterprise cooperates with the largest oil companies - Lukoil,  Rosneft, YUKOS, Surgutneftegaz, TNK-BP, and Tatneft. Another line of  activity of "Elaz" is the production of wheel tractors of the brand  "Belarus" in cooperation with the Minsk Tractor Plant and production  of special machinery based on them. In addition to the above  equipment, the plant produces components and spare parts for KAMAZ,  GAZ, VAZ, ZIL, URALAZ vehicles, as well as non-standard equipment.