PATRIOT PARK /Moscow region/, August 15. /TASS/. Avtodom dealer may start the production of cars at Mercedes’ former plant in Russia in 2024, Deputy Prime Minister, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov told reporters on the sidelines of the Army-2023 forum.

"Hopefully colleagues will finalize their agreements with industrial partners chosen and launch production next year," he said when asked when production at Mercedes’ former plant would start.

The Army-2023 International Military-Technical Forum is taking place at the Patriot Congress and Exhibition Center, the Alabino shooting range and the Kubinka airfield on August 14-20. About 1,500 leading Russian defense enterprises, as well as 85 foreign companies and organizations from seven countries, are taking part in the forum’s exhibition and business program. The event is being organized by the Russian Defense Ministry. TASS is its strategic media partner.