”Rosagromash” discusses the opportunity of establishment a joint assembling company with Armenia
11.10.2011,
01:15
“Rosagromash” discusses the opportunity of establishment a joint assembling company with Armenia, said the President of Russian Association of Manufacturers of Agricultural Machinery “Rosagtromash” Konstantin Babkin.
YEREVAN, October 10. /ARKA/. “Rosagromash” discusses the opportunity of establishment a joint assembling company with Armenia, said the President of Russian Association of Manufacturers of Agricultural Machinery “Rosagtromash” Konstantin Babkin.
The Armenian side has taken the initiative several times to establish joint enterprises, service centers, specialized storages of spare parts, as well as training center of specialists in Armenia.
“Everything depends on the state policy. Export of agricultural machinery takes place with the support of privileged interstate credits in the modern world. We raised the issue at the embassy in Moscow that more attention should be given to financing. Armenian side needs guarantee – operators will receive credits and dispose agricultural machinery”, said Babkin.
Groundwork prepared in Yerevan on October 9-11 will be submitted for the discussion of the presidents of both countries. “Our presidents who will meet in two weeks, will discuss issues on which we work and we hope than our relations will obtain new level”, said Babkin.
Deputy Agriculture Minister of Armenia Vardan Karapetyan said that the Armenian side being interested in resumption of relations with the aim of updating and modernization of agricultural machinery at different levels had made relevant proposals several times.
The issue of purchase of agricultural machinery on credit terms or lease will be discussed during the meeting with the Prime Minister of Armenia.
The park of main agricultural machinery of Armenia today is 14832 tractors, 1413 combine harvesters and 315 harvesters. The age structure of the park is as follows: 15.4% used for more than 30 years, 32.8% – 26-30 years, 46.2% - 11-25 years, 5.6% - to 10 years. In fact, only 5.4% of the park of agricultural machinery corresponds to normative operation dates.
Starting from 1998 due to the grants to Armenia 885 tractors and 116 combines were received.
Agricultural machinery mainly is the production of leading machine-building plants, including Russia which was successfully used in Armenia for many years.
Russian Association of Manufacturers of Agricultural Machinery “Rosagtromash” is non-commercial organization which combines companies to protect the interests of domestic agricultural machine-building in the government. “Rosagtromash” includes 88 companies which produce over 80% of agricultural machines in Russia. -0-
The Armenian side has taken the initiative several times to establish joint enterprises, service centers, specialized storages of spare parts, as well as training center of specialists in Armenia.
“Everything depends on the state policy. Export of agricultural machinery takes place with the support of privileged interstate credits in the modern world. We raised the issue at the embassy in Moscow that more attention should be given to financing. Armenian side needs guarantee – operators will receive credits and dispose agricultural machinery”, said Babkin.
Groundwork prepared in Yerevan on October 9-11 will be submitted for the discussion of the presidents of both countries. “Our presidents who will meet in two weeks, will discuss issues on which we work and we hope than our relations will obtain new level”, said Babkin.
Deputy Agriculture Minister of Armenia Vardan Karapetyan said that the Armenian side being interested in resumption of relations with the aim of updating and modernization of agricultural machinery at different levels had made relevant proposals several times.
The issue of purchase of agricultural machinery on credit terms or lease will be discussed during the meeting with the Prime Minister of Armenia.
The park of main agricultural machinery of Armenia today is 14832 tractors, 1413 combine harvesters and 315 harvesters. The age structure of the park is as follows: 15.4% used for more than 30 years, 32.8% – 26-30 years, 46.2% - 11-25 years, 5.6% - to 10 years. In fact, only 5.4% of the park of agricultural machinery corresponds to normative operation dates.
Starting from 1998 due to the grants to Armenia 885 tractors and 116 combines were received.
Agricultural machinery mainly is the production of leading machine-building plants, including Russia which was successfully used in Armenia for many years.
Russian Association of Manufacturers of Agricultural Machinery “Rosagtromash” is non-commercial organization which combines companies to protect the interests of domestic agricultural machine-building in the government. “Rosagtromash” includes 88 companies which produce over 80% of agricultural machines in Russia. -0-
