Belarus discussing unification of component base production in automotive industry with Russia

MINSK. Dec 23 (Interfax) - Belarus and Russia will combine efforts to develop automobile enterprises, Belarusian Industry Minister Alexander Yefimov said.

"We are reaching agreement with our Russian colleagues and combining efforts to develop our automotive enterprises," Yefimov was quoted as saying by the state agency BelTA.

"For this, we need to unify the component base, parts that will be used in final assembly production facilities. We will focus closely on developing automotive-related initiatives," Yefimov said.

The Belarusian Industry Ministry earlier in December said that an agreement had been signed establishing unified approaches to developing both countries' automotive industries following negotiations between Yefimov and Russian Industry and Trade Minister Anton Alikhanov. No further details were provided.