Belarusian vehicle maker briefs Shehbaz on its manufacturing capacity

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday visited Belaz, the major global manufacturer of mining dump trucks, transport equipment of mining and construction, located in Minsk during his two-day official visit to Belarus.

Upon arrival, the prime minister was received by Belarus Prime Minister Alexandar Turchin, relevant authorities and engineers.

The prime minister, accompanied by his delegation, was taken to different sections of the factory and given a detailed briefing.

The prime minister was informed that its first product was made in 1950 with production of 25 tonnes truck and since 60s, the factory had been producing heavy trucks, dumpers and mining machinery, besides, electric dumpers and battery driven trucks with payload capacity of 550 tonnes. They were delivering supplies to more than 70 countries around the world including Pakistan.

Talking to his Belarusian counterpart, the prime minister invited a high-level Belarusian delegation to visit Pakistan so that they could discuss in detail as to how these machines could be used in Pakistan for productive purposes. The prime minister termed his visit to the factory as very impressive and said that if not had visited the plant, the visit to the great country would have been incomplete.

The Belarusian prime minister said that he would personally visit Pakistan along with his delegation.