Too early to talk about joint Ukrainian-Belarusian missile project - ambassador

Belarus is interested in Ukraine's assistance in the development of the rocket industry, but it is too early to talk about concrete plans for the implementation of a joint project, Belarusian Ambassador to Ukraine Igor Sokol has said in an interview with Ukrinform.

"Our presidents discussed this issue [Ukraine's assistance in the development of the rocket industry of Belarus] at a meeting in Zhytomyr in October. Belarus has experience in creating missile defense systems, such as the Polonez rocket system. But we are also interested in cooperation in this area with other countries. I think it would be a mutually beneficial project," Sokol said.

He said that last month, he visited Pivdenmash in Dnipro and met with CEO Serhiy Voit.

"I was amazed that the company kept its skeleton, adapted to modern realities and continues to produce world-class high-tech products in demand in such developed countries as Canada and the United States. In principle, Belarus is interested in Ukraine's experience in this field. We managed to connect the leading executives of both countries, but now it's probably early to talk about what their agreements will be like," the diplomat said.

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