Bulgaria and China pledged on Thursday to deepen
cooperation in the areas of infrastructure, nuclear power, agriculture and
tourism.
This became clear after a meeting between Bulgarian Prime
Minister and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang.
Borisov headed the Bulgarian delegation of seven
ministers, who attended the fourth leaders' meeting between Central and Eastern
European (CEE) countries and China, which was held in the Chinese city of
Suzhou.
The Chinese Premier said that his country is interested
in participating in the infrastructure construction projects for high-speed railway
and motorway around the Black Sea, which had been proposed by Bulgaria.
Li added that the two countries will also discuss
cooperation in nuclear power, agricultural products and tourism.
He noted that the friendship between the two countries is
profound and bilateral relations are healthy and stable, Xinhua news agency
quotes him as saying.
In his words, since Bulgaria is an important CEE country,
it plays a positive role in the cooperation between China and the countries of
the region.
The Chinese Premier assured that his country values
relations with Bulgaria and expressed hope to increase exchange between the two
countries and promote a friendly and comprehensive partnership.
Borisov congratulated the successful outcome of the
annual leaders' meeting and identified relations between Bulgaria and China as
solid.
The Bulgarian prime minister noted that the two countries
are willing to enhance cooperation in the construction of railways and highways
as well as in nuclear energy.
Borisov also said that Bulgaria could play an important
role in improving the connectivity between the EU and China.
(novinite, 27/11/2015)