Bulgaria, Hungary Agree to Boost Economic, Trade Ties

Politics » DIPLOMACY | January 21, 2016, Thursday // 19:31
Bulgaria: Bulgaria, Hungary Agree to Boost Economic, Trade Ties Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov (R) and Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade P?ter Szijj?rt? (L) shake hands during Szijj?rt?'s visit to Sofia, Jan. 21 2016. Photo BGNES

Trade, economic and investment cooperation has been in the focus of talks between Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade P?ter Szijj?rt? in Sofia on Thursday.

Borisov highlighted Bulgaria’s proposal for the construction of a distribution centre for transit of natural gas to southeastern and central Europe, the government press office said in a statement.

Bulgaria’s plans to build interconnectors with its neighbours to facilitate two-way transportation of gas were also on the agenda of the meeting.

P?ter Szijj?rt? said that from a Hungarian perspective it was unfortunate that the South Stream gas pipeline project was no longer on the agenda, according to hungarytoday.hu.

However, the Hungarian government welcomed the European Commission’s decision to provide almost EUR 180 M for studies and work relating to the construction of gas interconnections between Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria which would link the Southern Gas Corridor with the gas system of Central Europe, Szijj?rt? said.

The expansion of economic links between Bulgaria and Hungary is of interest to both countries, Borisov said. He also welcomed Hungary’s plans to restore the direct air link between Budapest and Sofia, the government’s press office said.

Szijj?rt? elaborated that if a public procurement tender planned by the Hungarian government is successful, a direct air route Budapest-Sofia could be launched in early 2017, according to hungarytoday.hu.

Bulgaria and Hungary will create a joint intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation under an agreement reached at a meeting between Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski and P?ter Szijj?rt? in Sofia on Thursday.

The agreement should be signed  during Lukarski’s scheduled visit to Hungary in March, the Economy Ministry in Sofia said in a statement.

At the meeting with Lukarski Szijj?rt? expressed satisfaction with the growth in trade between Hungary and Bulgaria, noting that trade turnover has exceeded EUR 1 B at the end of October 2015, a 9% increase over the previous year..

Bulgarian exports to Hungary for the first nine months of 2015 increased by 19.5% year-on-year and imports grew by 10.8% compared to the same period of 2014. Trade turnover rose by 13.1%, the Economy Ministry in Sofia said.

 

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