Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Investments and Industry Alexander Poulev on Monday, who is in China to attend the 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) in Xiamen City, east China's Fujian Province.
Under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China-Bulgaria strategic partnership has enjoyed sound and steady development in recent years, with fruitful cooperation in agriculture, science and technology delivering tangible benefits to the two peoples, Han said.
China is ready to work with Bulgaria to implement the important consensus reached by the two leaders, expand bilateral trade, strengthen investment alignment, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation and continuously advance bilateral relations, he said.
China hopes Bulgaria will play a constructive role in promoting the sound and steady development of China-European Union (EU) economic and trade relations, said the vice president.
Poulev said Bulgaria attaches great importance to its relations with China, is willing to learn from China's development experience, and looks forward to closer practical cooperation with China in various fields.
He also welcomed Chinese enterprises to invest and do business in Bulgaria.
Chinese vice president meets Bulgarian deputy prime minister
Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Adrijana Mesarovic on Monday, who is in China to attend the 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) in Xiamen City, east China's Fujian Province.
Noting that this year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Serbia comprehensive strategic partnership, Han said that bilateral relations have achieved leapfrog development over recent years under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state. In May this year, Chinese President Xi Jinping met again with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, charting the course for building a China-Serbia community with a shared future in the new era.
China is prepared to join hands with Serbia in implementing the important consensus of the two leaders, cementing political mutual trust, leveraging the preferential arrangements under the bilateral free trade agreement, and deepening cooperation in trade, investment, infrastructure and emerging industries, Han said.
China also encourages its enterprises to invest in Serbia and further advance China-Serbia friendly and cooperative relations, he noted.
Mesarovic said Serbia highly values high-level mutual trust between the two countries and reaffirms its adherence to the one-China policy. She expressed gratitude for China's strong support for Serbia's national development and said Serbia is ready to strengthen development synergy with China and continuously deepen cooperation in various fields to benefit the two peoples.
Chinese vice president meets Serbian Deputy Prime Minister
