Azerbaijan's Ganja plant to produce Czech Tatra trucks

Azerbaijan's Ganja Automobile Plant and Czech automobile company 'Tatra' signed a memorandum at the embassy of the Czech Republic in Azerbaijan.

The Czech Republic said that Azerbaijan will launch the production of Tatra trucks from 2018.

The document was signed by head of Ganja Automobile Plant Khanlar Fatiyev and chairman of Tatra board Petr Rusek.

Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Czech Republic Farid Shafiyev, representatives of the Azerbaijani-European Chamber of Commerce and the press attended the memorandum.

Speaking at the event, Shafiyev praised Tatra's entry into the industrial sector of Azerbaijan as a significant event and the Czech company's trusr in the Ganja automobile plant is praiseworthy, AzerNews reported.

The ambassador also said that the signing of the memorandum would contribute to the non-oil sector of Azerbaijan.