Business visit of President RB Murtaza Rakhimov to Germany and Italy is over

President RB Murtaza Rakhimov has visited Germany and Italy at the head of official delegation RB. The goal of the visit is discussion of the issues of bilateral cooperation in sphere of agricultural machinery production with the representatives of European business circles. On April 6 President RB has discussed some issues of cooperation with the Vice-President of the international company “AGGO” M-r Hubertus Mullhoizer in the town of Marktoberdorf, Germany. The preliminary variants of cooperation were considered during the visit of “AGGO” envoys to our Republic on March 2009. As the leadership of the corporation says Bashkortostan is interesting for “AGGO” as a site for organization of assembling of agricultural machinery. In accordance with the results of the business negotiations the cooperation agreement between Government RB and “AGGO” is signed. The document provides for organization of assembling in Bashkortostan for production of agricultural machinery of well-known brands in the staff of “AGGO”. It is agreed that screw-driver and DKD assembly of harvesters will be launched on the site of “NEFAZ” and the parties will establish a joint-venture for assembling of tractors in RB of such brands as “Challenger”, “FERNDT’, “Massey Fergusson” and “VALTRA”. Within the frames of the visit to Germany President RB has visited the plant for production of “FERNDT” tractors. The company “FERNDT” is found in the staff of “AGGO” and produces harvesters, tractors and other agricultural machinery. President RB has highly estimated “FERNDT” designs and marked high productivity, economy and comfort of these tractors. On April 7 in the town of BERGANZA, Italy, President RB has visited the plant for production of harvesters “LAVERDA”. President RB has become acquainted with the latest projects and wares of the enterprise. President RB has also negotiated with the representatives of the company “AGGO” in Italy. President RB Murtaza Rakhimov has positively estimated the results of the visit to Germany and Italy and said that international enterprises – leaders in agricultural machinery manufacturing – intend to cooperate with Republic of Bashkortostan in sphere of agrarian machine-building. The staff of official delegation RB included the deputy Prime-Minister of Government RB Uri Pustovgarov, the representative RB in Austrian Republic Vadim Pletnev and General Director of JSC “NEFAZ” Raif Malikov.