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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will propose Saturday the leaders of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe to extend their business relationship at a summit in Sofia, while seeking to fears the EU that Beijing is trying to divide the continent.
Li, who will attend his seventh "16 + 1" summit in the midst of an escalation of the Sino-US trade war, will also attempt to dispel the growing doubts of some participants as to the value of annual meetings.
China pledged billions of dollars for development projects in the region, as part of its strategy to conquer new markets for its exports, but agreements are increasingly controlled.
Li, who needs the support of the European Union in China's trade disputes with the government of President Donald Trump took care to stress his country's support for the 39, integration of Europe and the laws of purchase and exchange.
"The 16 + 1 cooperation is by no means a geopolitical platform, some might say that such cooperation can separate the EU, but that's not true," said Li at a joint press conference on Friday. from the summit, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov.
"We hope that our cooperation will enhance the development of all the countries concerned and help them to better integrate into the process of European integration," Li added. who will visit Bulgaria after the summit.
More than 250 Chinese companies and 700 entrepreneurs from Central and Eastern Europe will participate in an economic forum to be held in parallel with the summit, seeking agreements in the areas of trade, technology, technology and technology. infrastructure, agriculture and tourism.
Countries participating in the summit include EU members such as Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia, as well as the states of Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina. , Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.
The EU will have the status of observer at the summit. Greece will also participate.
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