Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has welcomed the President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas.

“We have created as good conditions as possible for the work and life of Palestinian citizens in Bulgaria, and we hope that the Bulgarians living in Palestinian will opportunities for development,” Borisov told Abbas, who is on a two-day visit to Sofia and met with Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov earlier on Tuesday.

According to the press service of the Bulgarian Cabinet, the possibility for Bulgarian companies to realize infrastructure projects in Palestine was a major topic of the talks between Abbas and Borisov.

The Bulgarian PM has backed the idea to set up a bilateral businessmen’s council as part of the Bulgarian-Palestinian intergovernmental commission.

“The purpose of this commission is to review the bilateral relations, and to identify the possibilities for expanding the cooperation,” said Ryiad Al-Maliki, Foreign Minister of the Palestinian Authority who is part of the government delegation led by President Mahmoud Abbas.

“Bulgaria is one of the few countries in the world which has traditionally good and friendly relations with both the Palestinian Authority and the State of Israel. It is extremely essential for us that you don’t give up on the peace process,” Borisov told President Abbas.

This is the Bulgarian PM’s second meeting with the head of the PA; Borisov paid a visit to both Israel and Palestine in January 2010.

The Bulgarian and Palestinian delegations have discussed culture, education, health, tourism, services, and labor resources as points of mutual interest.

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