On May 24, the Ministry of Road and Transport Development of Mongolia received road repair and maintenance heavy machineries manufactured and supplied by Minsk Automobile Plant (MAZ) of the Republic of Belarus.

The key handover ceremony was attended by Minister of Road and Transport Development Mr. L.Khaltar, Director of “Road and Transport Development Center” state-owned enterprise Mr. R.Bud, Ambassador of Belarus to Mongolia Mr. S.V.Chepurnoi, drivers and representatives of road maintenance companies operating in provinces and rural areas. 

In his opening remarks, Minister L.Khaltar noted that a total of 42 pieces of heavy equipment worth of EUR 3.3 million are being handed over to 20 auto road maintenance companies within the framework of the General Agreement on Export Loan between Mongolia and Belarus.

Within the project activities two engineers from MAZ arrived in Mongolia at the invitation to conduct theoretical and practical training on the operation and technical use of equipment supplied to Mongolia for the engineering and technical staff, mechanics and drivers of road maintenance companies.