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Bulgaria is striving to further deepen the economic and investment partnership with Canada. The increase in bilateral trade, despite the consequences of the pandemic, is a positive sign in this regard, declared the Head of State Mr. Rumen Radev at a meeting with the Ambassador of Canada Ms. Annick Goulet. In 2021, Bulgaria and Canada celebrate 55 years of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations and the shared will of both states for comprehensively developing a friendly dialogue and mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields was expressed during the meeting. 

 

Bulgaria’s ambitions are to attract investors in fields of high added value, especially in information technology and digitalisation of which there are already successful examples in bilateral cooperation with Canada, the President pointed out. Mr. Rumen Radev further added that Bulgaria is increasingly being considered the IT “capital” in Southeast Europe, as well as in terms of start-ups.

 

Our country’s accession to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development will be additional motivation for promoting economic trade with Canada, and Bulgaria expects to commence accession talks as soon as possible, the President noted during the meeting.

 

The steps undertaken so far in strengthening rule of law in Bulgaria, the creation of a predictable business environment and achieving sustainability in these processes were also among the topics discussed during the meeting. 

 

Rumen Radev received representatives of leading Japanese companies who are visiting Bulgaria as a result of the strategic partnership established during the Bulgarian President's visit to Japan

The Head of State holds a meeting with the ambassadors of the EU member states within the framework of the Polish presidency of the union

Ensuring Bulgaria's prosperity and security requires our country to play an active role in the alliances and multinational formats in which it participates, to develop good neighbourly relations, and for the political class to be able to create adequate long-term strategies in various areas. This was stated by President Rumen Radev in the closing part of the second day of the Green Transition forum, which is being held in our country for the fifth year.

The Head of State holds a meeting with Ljupcho Georgievski, chairman of the Bulgarian Cultural Centre "Ivan Mihaylov" in Bitola, which was abolished by the authorities in the Republic of Macedonia