site.bta Bulgarian Foreign Minister Mitov Confers with Regional Cooperation Council Secretary General Svilanovic

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Mitov Confers with Regional Cooperation Council Secretary General Svilanovic

Sofia, January 26 (BTA) - "Regional cooperation in Southeastern
Europe is exceedingly important for Bulgaria. We regard it as a
key instrument for building security and political and economic
stability in the region," Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel
Mitov said here on Monday, conferring with Regional Cooperation
Council (RCC) Secretary General Goran Svilanovic, Mitov's
Ministry said in a press release. Svilanovic is paying a visit
here at the Foreign Minister's invitation.

For his part, the Secretary General thanked Bulgaria for its
support and active contribution to the work of the RCC.

Mitov and Svilanovic discussed the state and future development
of regional cooperation and the key priorities in the work of
the RCC. In this connection, they exchanged views about the
implementation of the South East Europe 2020 Strategy, adopted
in November 2013.

The Foreign Minister stressed that the implementation of the RCC
 Strategy and the 2014-2016 Work Programme is a prerequisite for
 the attainment of the priority objectives: economic growth, new
 jobs, rule of law, countercorruption, cooperation in education
and science, etc.

At the meeting, the sides also discussed the priorities of the
forthcoming Bulgarian Chairmanship-in-Office of the South-East
European Cooperation Process (July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016).
"Our Chairmanship will focus, among other things, on
stabilization and economic development, transport, energy and
infrastructure, media freedom and freedom of expression,
migration and coping with the refugee flow," Mitov pointed out.