OREANDA-NEWS. May 8, 2009. Azerbaijan and Belarus are ongoing widening partnership in machine-building industry.

A source of the Azerbaijani government says that realization of an arrangement on joint production of cranmobiles in Baku is starting.

“Research for manufacture of truck-mounted cranes with capacity of 15-20 tons is underway. The partners are Sabunchi Machine-Building Plant and BelavtoMAZ on behalf of Azerbaijan and Belarus respectively,” the source said.

Earlier Azerbaijan’s Ganja motor plant began assembling MAZ trucks that allowed the country’s other enterprises to launch making special automobiles on MAZ motor vehicle chassis. In particular drill units are assembled on them.