Belarus in talks with Russia to sell stakes in some large enterprises
2011-07-12    Belarus is holding talks with Russia on the sale of stakes in some large enterprises, Prime Minister of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich told reporters in Moscow. 

The Belarusian head of government said that Belarus is negotiating the possible sale of a number of assets to Russia. In particular, the negotiations on the sale of stakes in Grodnoazot are underway with Rosneft and Sibur, Naftan stake with Lukoil, Beltransgaz stake with Gazprom, and the Mozyr oil refinery with Rosneft. Belarus is negotiating the sale of some stake in MAZ with Russian Machines and Russian Technologies, and the stake in Integral with Russian Technologies. The Belarusian side also continues negotiating with Russia the sale of shares in MTS.

When asked about how effective the negotiations on privatization of MAZ are, Mikhail Myasnikovich noted that these issues should be addressed to the Russian side. The process was delayed due to the fact that it took quite a long time to choose a company that could make an assessment of the MAZ assets. 

Talking about the negotiations on the possibility of privatization of Belarusian enterprises by Russian companies, Belarusian Prime Minister added that the talks could be more dynamic.

Regarding the sale of Belaruskali shares and possible cooperation on this project with Uralkali, the Prime Minister said that so far the Russian side has not made clear proposals on this issue. "I do not know why. Probably they just do not want them,” Mikhail Myasnikovich said.

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