German Foreign Minister is on a visit to Bulgaria

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas is on a visit to Bulgaria on 20^th of May. Last night he met with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov. A meeting with President Rumen Radev is scheduled for today.

The visit is at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva.

In the talks with Bulgaria’s Prime Minister on 19^th of May, the two discussed good bilateral cooperation. In addition to the intense political dialogue between Bulgaria and Germany, it was stated that the two countries remain strategic partners in trade and investment.

In 2018, the trade between the two countries was 8,153 billion. Investments from Germany in Bulgaria in 2018 amounted to 153.7 million euro.

PM Borissov pointed out that it remains a priority for our country to maintain the growth trends of bilateral trade and to expand the presence of Bulgarian products on the German market in sectors such as electronics and electrical engineering, machine building, information technologies.

During the talks, the opportunities for deepening the bilateral partnership in the sectors of tourism, education, science and culture were also discussed. A good example of cooperation is the entry of the model of dual vocational education in Bulgaria.

Keeping stability in the countries of the Western Balkans, promoting their European perspective, safeguarding of security at the EU's external border were also among the topics of the meeting between Borissov and Maas.

The energy security of the country, including diversification of sources, routes and gas suppliers, were also in the focus of the meeting.

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