Chinese PM meets with Bulgarian-Spanish President

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits Bulgaria on Friday in Sofia with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, and the two sides pledge to promote bilateral relations.

Chinese Premier Meets with Bulgarian President

Sino-Bulgarian Traditional Friendship Strengthens Over Time said Li, who arrived in Bulgaria on Thursday for an official visit to the European country. at the seventh meeting of the leaders of China and 16 countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC).
China and Bulgaria maintain close contacts at all levels and have fruitful cooperation in key areas such as trade and agriculture, as well as more frequent exchanges between peoples, said Li, adding that the relationship has become an example. country.
China is willing to work with Bulgaria to strengthen high-level contacts and expand practical cooperation on the basis of mutual benefits and common development, he added.
China welcomes Bulgaria to export high quality agricultural products to China and encourages Chinese companies to invest in Bulgaria, said Li.
He suggested to both countries to intensify contacts in the fields of exchanges between peoples, tourism and culture in order to continue their friendship.
In response to Radev's proposal to establish a research center on 16 + 1 cooperation in Sofia, Li said China would actively study this idea.
For his part, Mr. Radev stated that his country was one of the first nations to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China and that he attached great importance to bilateral relations.
He added that Bulgaria is willing to further consolidate mutual political trust with China and strengthen bilateral cooperation in areas such as manufacturing, infrastructure, energy, technology, culture and technology. interpersonal exchanges based on mutual respect. in the development of its integral cooperative badociation friend.
Bulgaria appreciates China's efforts to safeguard the rules of world trade and the market economy and supports 16 + 1 cooperation, he added, adding that his proposal on the center of Research aims to bring wisdom to the development of cooperation. +1 and China-Europe relations.
Bulgaria is the first leg of Li's current tour of Europe. This is the first visit to the country of a Chinese prime minister for 18 years.