site.btaPM Borissov Meets with Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development

April 18 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov met with Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami here on Thursday, the Government Information Service said. The two talked about strengthening the bilateral ties in transport, energy, agriculture, and tourism.
 
At the meeting, Borissov said that Iran is a traditional partner in the Middle East region, and Bulgaria attaches great importance to the development of its relations with that country. The traditionally good cooperation in the area of transport should be activated, he underscored. In his words, Bulgaria welcomes a continuation of the discussions on the options for developing the Greece-Bulgaria-Black Sea-Georgia-Azerbaijan-Armenia-Iran transport corridor, which creates opportunities for effective and reliable freight transport between the Middle East countries and the Central and East European countries.

During the meeting it was stressed that Bulgaria and Iran continue to see as a priority the deepening of contacts also in information technologies, tourism, youth and sports, and energy.
 
Minister Eslami is in Bulgaria for the 19th session of the Bulgarian-Iranian Intergovernmental Commission for Economic, Industrial, Trade and Technical Cooperation. A bilateral business forum will be held within the session that will contribute to the even more efficient building of useful and perspective trade contacts, the Government Information Service said.

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