Belarus to Launch Agro, Mining Machinery Production Line in Iran

Belarus has expressed readiness to establish a production line for agricultural and mining machinery in Iran. Speaking on the sidelines of talks between Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Wednesday, Belarusian Industry Minister Andrei Kuznetsov said, “Belarus attaches great importance to developing mutually beneficial cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran,” adding, “In this regard, we are prepared to launch production and assembly lines for agricultural, cargo and mining machinery in Iran,” IRNA reported. Kuznetsov, who also heads the Belarusian side of the Iran-Belarus Joint Economic Commission, welcomed the current level of engagement between the two countries and underscored the promising outlook for expanding bilateral relations, BelTA reported.

Company to assemble agricultural machinery in Iran
The minister stressed that the Belarusian Ministry of Industry was ready to offer a wide range of opportunities to deepen its industrial partnership with Iranian counterparts. He added that plans to assemble Belarusian combine harvesters in Iran would help integrate advanced Belarusian agricultural machinery technologies into the country’s economy. For this purpose, he said, a company will be established in Iran to produce high-quality agricultural machinery. Kuznetsov noted that work in this field had already begun, which would lower logistics costs and provide the local market with access to advanced technologies from Belarus’s agricultural and industrial sectors. He added that cooperation in supplying various types of specialized machinery — agricultural, cargo, and mining — would open new prospects in bilateral ties and meet Iranian partners’ demand for reliable multipurpose vehicles. The minister underlined that expanding industrial supply chains and bilateral cooperation would yield significant benefits for both countries and serve as a key catalyst for boosting trade and economic exchanges between Belarus and Iran. Kuznetsov said Belarus was currently focused on developing mutually beneficial industrial cooperation with Iran, which would not only strengthen both economies but also create jobs and improve citizens’ welfare.

Annual trade stands at US$140m
According to Iran’s ambassador to Belarus, annual trade between the two countries currently stands at around US$140 million. Alireza Saneie told IRNA, “the figure does not reflect the full potential of bilateral commerce, since part of Iran’s exports to Belarus passes through third countries such as Russia and is not recorded in official statistics.” The envoy highlighted the strong and complementary strengths of Iran and Belarus across multiple sectors. “For instance, Iran is a major producer of agricultural goods, while Belarus specializes in manufacturing agricultural machinery,” Saneie said. He further noted that Iran supplies petrochemical products to Belarus, while Belarus ranks among the world’s top exporters of potash fertilizer, a vital input for Iran’s farming industry. He said Iran and Belarus could also complement each other in the pharmaceutical sector, with Iran supplying products and Belarus acting as a buyer. He also noted Iran’s large mineral reserves and its demand for heavy mining equipment, including dump trucks—an area where Belarus has global expertise. - Iran Daily