PM: Bulgarian minority as bridge between two countries

PM: Bulgarian minority as bridge between two countries

Vucic and Plevneliev discussed Serbia's European integration and the guest from Sofia "underscored that Bulgaria supports Serbia's EU path and is willing to share its experiences from the EU accession talks with Serbia."

The Serbian prime minister and the Bulgarian president agreed that economic cooperation and exchange between the two countries needs to improve.

The talks also covered cooperation in the energy sector, "especially in connection to the issue of the gas inter-connector."

Vucic said that the Serbian market was "open for new investments from Bulgaria," the government said in a statement.

Plevneliev was also received by Serbian Parliament Speaker Maja Gojkovic who underlined "the need for intensifying and deepening the regional cooperation as that is a prerequisite for advancement of all states in the Western Balkans region."

Gojkovic and Plevneliev agreed that Serbia and Bulgaria are willing to step up the parliamentary cooperation, and relations in various fields such as the economy, construction, infrastructure sector.

Gojkovic pointed to the need for strengthening the cooperation between working bodies and parliamentary groups of friendship of the two countries, and especially advocated for the cooperation in the field of EU integration in the form of an exchange of experiences.

Plevneliev stressed Bulgaria's readiness for offering further support to Serbia in the EU integration process, and backed the further strengthening of the regional cooperation and connections by building the road and energy infrastructure, through investments and tourism development.

The Bulgarian president agreed that the inter-parliamentary cooperation at all levels is important for upgrading overall relations between the two countries, the Serbian parliament's press office stated.