Belarus is interested in the experience of Samara Oblast in rocket engineering and aircraft construction, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said as he met with Governor of Russia’s Samara Oblast Vyacheslav Fedorishchev in Minsk on 21 July, BelTA learned. 
“Space, rocket science, aircraft industry… This is what we are very interested in Samara. You have rocket engineering at the highest level,” the head of state said. 

He noted that Belarus cooperates with Russia in space development. Focus is on the creation of artificial Earth satellites, various chips, etc. “There were some concerns about this side of things (as they imposed sanctions against us, as Western partners withdrew from cooperation). We have the enterprises such as  Integral, BelOMO and others, which manufacture, among other things, the chip production equipment. We're good today. Everything flies.” 
“At your service is everything that interests you. We'll manufacture anything you ask. We are interested in your experience in rocket engineering and aircraft building,” the Belarusian leader said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that thanks to the agreements with the Russian president, Belarus has made great progress in the field of aircraft construction. This includes a joint project to create a 19-seat multi-purpose aircraft Osvei, the production of components.

"We will definitely build Osvei. We will fulfill our obligations,” the president said. “We are ready to work on it. You know that we have a powerful repair base for aircraft, helicopters and armored vehicles. We have been developing it to be able to produce things, not only repair. We started with some nodes, for example in the aircraft industry. Now we have reached a higher level. We have a great interest in cooperation with your enterprises. I think that we will common grounds ont his front too.” 

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