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| 2006-11-24 21:35 文章来源：保加利亚媒体报道 |
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Bulgaria's PM Seeks to Deepen Ties with China
Politics
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev is starting today a four-day visit to China to sign an agreement for economic cooperation between the two governments.
One of the issues to be ironed out during the visit concerns the property of the two countries' embassies.
The prime ministers will sign an agreement that allows Bulgaria to purchase for USD 3,8 M the buildings of the embassy, currently rented. The Chinese embassy in Sofia will be granted a huge terrain to build a new building.
In a recent interview with Xinhua Stanishev said that Bulgaria is willing to serve as a bridge via which Chinese businesses could enter Europe.
"Bulgaria will actively participate in the development of the Europe-China strategic partnership after the country joins the European Union (EU) and make substantial contribution to enhancing EU-China dialogues," said Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev.
As for bilateral trade, he said Chinese investment in Bulgaria had shifted from sectors like trade and restaurants to those of light industry and household appliances. Some major Chinese businesses have taken a foothold in the Bulgarian market and efforts for Bulgarian-Chinese joint ventures are under way.
Bulgaria's trade with China -- its largest trading partner in Asia -- stood at merely USD 780 M in 2005. The figure is expected to reach USD 1 B in 2006.
Stanishev, who is accompanied by a large business delegation, will open two business forums. The ministers of energy and economy and tourism are part of the Bulgarian delegation.
Vietnam will be the next leg in Stanishev's Asian trip. He will make an official visit to Vietnam on November 23-25 to confer with his counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung and President Nguyen Minh Triet.
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