Kuchinsky will attend the 16 + 1 Summit of Central and Eastern European and Chinese Governments

Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis (ZZS) will remain in Bulgaria today, Sofia, with the participation of the governments of Japan. Central and Eastern Europe and China Leader of the 16 + 1 Summit, the LETA agency informed the State Chancellery

The theme of the summit in Bulgaria is "Strengthen open and pragmatic cooperation for prosperity inclusive "

As part of this visit, Kuchin will meet with Chinese Premier Li Kecyan. In discussions with the Chinese Prime Minister, the focus will be on economic cooperation between the two countries. This will be the third meeting of Kuchinsky and Li Cecyane – the previous ones were held in 2016 in Riga and in 2017 in Budapest. Romanian Prime Minister Vjorik Denčili plans to discuss cooperation between the two countries and the situation in Europe.

16 + 1 is a Chinese initiative to activate cooperation with 11 countries of the European Union and five Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina) Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro , Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary) in the fields of investment, transport, finance, science, education and culture

once held in Warsaw , in Poland in 2012. In 2016, the 16 + 1 summit of Central and Eastern Europe and China was held in Riga

. China is Latvia's largest trading partner in the Far East. Since 2016, exports of Latvian products to China have almost tripled, reaching 131.45 million euros in 2017 (9.25% more than in 2016). Last year, the number of Chinese tourists in the Baltic region reached nearly 60,000 visitors. The Latvian authorities are actively working to attract Chinese tourists to establish long-term direct air traffic between Latvia and China.

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