Russia intends to open a helicopter repair facility in South America this year, RIA Novosti reports. It was declared by head of foreign economic activity department of Russian Technologies State Corporation, Sergey Goreslavsky.

"We should launch the first line of helicopter repair facility in Venezuela, South America, this year", - he said.

According to him, it is planned to reach the enterprise’s full capacity in the next 2-3 years. Goreslavsky noted that Russian enterprise in Venezuela will provide the full cycle of Russian helicopters’ repair not only in Venezuela, but also in the whole region.

In addition, Goreslavsky noted that it is planned to sign an agreement regarding promotion of AvtoVAZ’s products at the market of Latin America during the upcoming forum.