The Ambassador of Belarus to Russia, Dmitry Krutoy, said in an interview with RIA Novosti that the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Denis Manturov, proposed to establish the production of Russian aircraft LMS-901 "Baikal" and TVRS-44 "Ladoga" in Belarus.
«An important direction for us is the proposal of Denis Valentinovich Manturov to try to assemble or participate in the assembly of "Ladoga" and "Baikal" small civil aviation aircraft in Belarus. For us, this is a unique opportunity, a new competence, a new area in general, a new part of the economy», - said Dmitry Krutoy. He added that negotiations on this topic will take place at the Innoprom exhibition, which will be held in Yekaterinburg from July 10 to 13.
TVRS-44 "Ladoga" is a turboprop regional passenger aircraft designed for 40-50 seats. As for the LMS-901 "Baikal", it is designed to replace the outdated An-2 " кукурузник" aircraft.