site.btaDeputy Prime Minister Nikolova Meets with Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto in Budapest

September 6 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister for Economic
 and Demographic Policy Mariana Nikolova is on a two-day visit
to Hungary, during which she participated in a high-level
meeting on demographic policy with Hungarian Foreign Minister
Peter Szijjarto, said the Cabinet press service Friday.

"Hungary is an important economic partner of Bulgaria and is
among its the leading foreign investors. There is potential for
trade development as well as for common projects targeting third
 markets," said Nikolovaat a joint press conference with
Szijjarto after their meeting in Budapest. She noted that in
2018 bilateral trade increased 5.3 per cent, reaching 1.608
billion euro, said the Cabinet's press service.

The Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister noted that the dialogue
between the two sides is based on constructive interaction. "We
have similar positions on important topics on the EU agenda,
such as cohesion policy and the common agricultural policy," she
 pointed out.

Minister Szijjarto said that during their meeting he and
Nikolova agreed on a number of bilateral and European topics and
 expressed confidence in the future cooperation between the two
countries. He stressed the importance of protecting the European
 Union's external borders and praised Bulgaria's efforts in this
 direction, said the Cabinet's press service. RY/DT
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