Bulgarian PM: New Silk Road important for Georgia, Bulgaria
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Bulgaria has reconfirmed its "firm support” for Georgia’s visa free travel to Europe and the country’s western aspirations.
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borissov voiced words of support as he hosted his Georgian counterpart Irakli Garibashvili in Sofia today.
Borissov stressed the role of the new Silk Road initiative and importance of collaboration between Georgia and Bulgaria in the process of developing the new transport corridor.
"The new Silk Road initiative is very important and Georgia and Bulgaria can be leaders in this initiative; this can bring many benefits to our countries,” the Bulgarian PM said.
"There is potential to launch relations with Iran. This gives an opportunity for Georgia and Bulgaria to become an energy transit hub, which will have a positive impact on our economy as natural air will become cheaper.”
Garibashvili spoke about the importance of next year’s Georgia-Bulgaria economic commission meeting, which he hoped would be held in January 2016.
"Our countries have a great potential of having even tighter economic relations,” the Georgian PM said.
He also thanked his Bulgarian counterpart for supporting Georgia’s European Union (EU)-related goals as well as its territorial integrity.
While in Sofia, Garibashvili also met Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and the pair discussed bilateral relations.
Georgia and Bulgaria are intensifying bilateral relations. Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has left for the Bulgarian capital Sofia today, where he will be welcomed by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov.
It’s been four years since a ferry connected Georgia and Bulgaria but this week a new sea service opened to reconnect the two countries.
A ferry service operating between Georgia and Bulgaria is increasing its trip frequency to bolster vehicle and cargo turnover and bilateral tourism between the two countries.
After a 15 year hiatus, the President of Bulgaria is visiting Georgia and offering his heartfelt condolences four days after a flood that caused devastating damage in capital Tbilisi.
Bulgaria has simplified visa issuing procedures for citizens of Georgia and five other countries. The decision was made by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov and Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova.
Bulgaria is the latest country to ratify the Georgia-European Union (EU) Association Agreement (AA).
A Georgian Parliamentary delegation, led by Speaker David Usupashvili, is on an official visit to Bulgaria. The delegation representatives today met with Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev.
Georgia and Bulgaria are deepening bilateral cooperation across a range of industries including trade and investment, transport, energy, environmental protection, agriculture, tourism and intellectual rights protection.