Belarus will supply 1,500 tractors to to the tune of $33 million, Alexander Pukhovoi, Director General of the Minsk Tractor Works (MTZ trademark), told reporters. 

The contract was signed in Ashkhabad on June 18 in the presence of the presidents of and . 

The two sides have discussed all main areas of cooperation from economy to culture, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov said. The sides confirmed the need to establish close links between industrial companies of the two countries, agricultural producers, the machinery construction industries. and intend to carry out large joint projects with a prospect of advancing to third countries. The President stressed that and have similar positions on reliability and stability of energy transportation on the international market. 

The visit of the President of Belarus is intended to give a new impetus to the bilateral relations. “Our main task is to create necessary conditions for the work in all areas. The signing of a package of bilateral documents has laid a good groundwork for that,” the President of Turkmenistan said. 

The issues of regional and international politics were discussed, areas of further interaction identified.

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