Attention to mechanical engineering in Belarus will be strengthened - A. Lukashenko

August 5, Shklov district / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. Attention to mechanical engineering in Belarus will be strengthened. This was stated today by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, answering a question from a BELTA correspondent during an informal meeting with journalists from regional media of Mogilev and Vitebsk regions in the agro-town of Alexandria.

"Mechanical engineering is the toughest industry in the world. There is fierce competition here. But we are lucky here too: there is demand for our equipment," the President said. He stressed that today Belarus offers various sets of machinery for crop cultivation for export. "Demand has emerged, so we are now intensively developing this equipment. The prospects here are great, and our own market requires renewal," Alexander Lukashenko stated, adding that the development of this area is not driven by concern for the country's image, but is directly related to the demand for products. "The same Gomselmash sells half of its equipment outside Belarus today. And this is good: to avoid currency crises, half should be sold abroad, and half should be kept at home," the President concluded.

On the field of OJSC "Alexandriyskoye", the head of state was introduced to the latest development of CJSC "Gomselmash" - an experimental model of the new GS-16 "Polesie" combine harvester. According to the chief designer of CJSC "Gomselmash" Andrey Dyuzhev, the machine's throughput of grain mass is 16 kg/s, and its main feature is a large header width of 9 m. This was achieved through an original design solution. Alexander Lukashenko highly praised the presented development. "It's a good machine," the President summarized, noting the need to establish its serial production next year.-0-