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Prime Ministers of Bulgaria, Bavaria Discuss Economy, Investments, Protection of External Borders

Sofia, December 11 (BTA) - All current matters, including the
economic growth, investments and protection of external borders,
 featured on the agenda of Friday's talks between the prime
ministers of Bulgaria and Bavaria, Boyko Borissov and Horst
Seehofer.

In a statement after the meeting, the Bavarian Prime Minister
said that the two countries have the same opinion about the
policy on refugees which should be conducted in the future. He
said they will continue to do everything within their power to
deepen the bilateral relations, most of all in the economic
sphere. In his words, all the reforms taking place in Bulgaria
are very important for investors and they can trust this
country. "We have before us a very successful and very content
prime minister," he said, adding that he had congratulated
Borissov on the policy the Bulgarian PM is conducting.

Borissov said that the interaction and trust between Bulgaria
and Bavaria should be at the highest level, and expressed the
hope that the statements he and Seehofer made in Sofia would
reach additional Bavarian and German companies who would invest
in Bulgaria's machine building, automobile building or in any
sphere they are interested in.

As part of the Bavarian Prime Minister's official visit to
Bulgaria, he and Borissov had a one-on-one meeting at the
Council of Ministers and the two countries' delegations held a
plenary sitting. The Bulgarian side was represented by Deputy
Prime Minister for Coalition Policy and Public Administration
and Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova, Deputy Prime Minister
 for EU Funds and Economic Policy Tomislav Donchev, and Regional
 Development and Public Works Minister Liliyana Pavlova. The
Bavarian side was represented by Minister of the Interior, for
Building and Transport Joachim Herrmann, Minister of European
Affairs and Regional Relations Beate Merk, and Bavarian Police
President Wilhelm Schmidbauer.

The guest was also received by President Rosen Plevneliev, the
President Press Secretariat said. Bulgaria and Bavaria boast the
 most comprehensive and dynamically developing relations
compared to the ties between Bulgaria and the other German
states. Bavaria's is Bulgaria's main partner in the field of
judicial reform and police cooperation, the sides noted during
the talks.     

Plevneliev and Seehofer exchanged views on the refugee crisis in
 Europe and on issues on the European and international agenda,
Plevneliev noted. Bulgaria and Germany are among the few European countries
adhering strictly to the Dublin Regulation and the Schengen
acquis and register all immigrants on their territory. In the
interlocutors' shared opinion, differentiation should be made
between refugees and economic migrants.
 
The two were unanimous that uniform and efficient European
policy should be developed in a situation of multiple crises.

Seehofer familiarized President Plevneliev with the situation
with refugees in Germany describing it as "dramatic". The number
 of illegal immigrants in Germany has already exceeded 1 million
 people and the authorities  encounter difficulties in finding
solution to the problems, prompted by the strong refugee
pressure, the guest said.
 
 Plevneliev and Seehofer also noted the excellent dynamics of
bilateral trade and economic cooperation and the possibilities
to improve investment cooperation in key areas. These include
information and communication technologies, automobile industry,
 mechanical engineering and others.