Defence Attachés from 15 Countries Visit MWTP JSC

On 6 March 2019, within the framework of international military cooperation, a strong delegation of military attachés from 15 countries visited Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant JSC (MWTP).

The Department of International Military Cooperation of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Belarus held the meeting in accordance with the annual programme of military attachés’ visits to Belarusian military units and defence companies. It was the first event in 2019 with the participation of military attachés accredited in Belarus.

During the visit, there was a briefing with the company’s management at MWTP. The participants discussed the enterprise performance. During the briefing, deputy general director for new products development Ivan Gruk and deputy general director for commerce Dmitry Gorsharik answered the guests’ questions.

The defence attachés visited the assembly and testing shop. Foreign guests highly praised the level of Belarusian developments and thanked for the information transparency of defence companies.

As the German military attaché, Lt. Col. of the General Staff, Sven Hilgefort noted that the visit to the Minsk enterprise was highly interesting, as it allowed attachés to familiarise themselves with MWTP’s high-tech products.

“My impressions of the company are very positive. I am pleased with the transparency and hospitability of the Belarusian part during the display of production capacity,” Sven Hilgefort explained. “It is clear that Belarus is trying to advertise its products at a high professional level,” he added.

The military attaché at the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Col. Elshan Ragimov, stressed that the Minsk company has good scientific and technical potential and highly qualified personnel who create promising products.

“I am very pleased with the achievements of your defence industry. And I am glad to note that MWTP supplies its products not only to the Belarusian Armed Forces, but also for export. And all this suggests that the company keeps on the right track and it has significant potential. I think that MWTP will continue to progress and will achieve considerable success,” the Azerbaijani military attaché said.