
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko invited American companies to join the construction of a nitrogen plant together with Gazprom and the Belarusian side, using American technologies.
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Earlier, Lukashenko agreed with Vladimir Putin to involve Gazprom in the construction of a nitrogen plant in Belarus.
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko proposed to involve American investors in Gazprom’s nitrogen project in the post-Soviet country. The words of the head of state are quoted by the local agency BelTA.
It was possible to reach an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin on involving a Russian energy holding in the implementation of a large-scale project, Lukashenko clarified. We are talking about the construction of a nitrogen plant, he explained.
In the future, it would be nice to involve American companies in the project, Lukashenko noted. “They want fertilizers - including nitrogen - please, let’s build it together. According to your technology. You, Gazprom and Belarus,” he concluded.

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