Bulgaria Backs Japan for Permanent Seat on UN Security Council
Politics | January 26, 2009, Monday
Bulgaria's President Parvanov and Japan's PM Aso with a cordial handshake in Tokyo on Monday. Photo by BGNES
Bulgaria's President Georgi Parvanov and the Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso had a cordial meeting in which they vowed to work for the deepening of all aspects of the bilateral relations.
Both sides agreed that in 2009, the year when Bulgaria and Japan are celebrating the restoration of their diplomatic relations severed in World War II, the two states had active cooperation in a large number of spheres, and were sharing the values of democracy and market economy.
Parvanov and Aso reviewed the bilateral relations in light of the results of the Joint Partnership Statement signed by the then Prime Ministers of the two states in December 2004 in Tokyo, and in light of Bulgaria's greater role in international affairs that it has had since its EU accession on January 1, 2007.
"Japan is the largest donor for our country. We have received from you both the respective loans, and a consistent support in terms of technological cooperation", the Bulgarian President Parvanov stated thanking the Japanese side for its support for Bulgarian during its post-socialist transition to a market economy.
President Parvanov and Prime Minister Aso agreed that the bilateral economic cooperation had a great potential. The Bulgarian side express its desire to welcome a greater number of Japanese investors.
Japan's representatives also vowed to support the dialogue and cooperation with the countries from the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone where Bulgaria plays a major role.
President Parvanov expressed Bulgaria's backing of Japan's position on resolving the North Korea issues including its nuclear and missile programs through the negotiation of an all-out package dealing with all problems.
Bulgaria and Japan declared their agreement that the global greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced by at least 50% by 2050, and that a differentiated approach must be taken towards the economies of developing and developed states.
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