Premier Li Keqiang said during a meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov in Riga, Latvia, on Nov 5, that China is ready to expand pragmatic cooperation with Bulgaria in various fields.

China and Bulgaria are trustworthy friends and good partners, said the Premier, adding that China cherishes Bulgaria’s desire to enhance cooperation with China.

China is ready to encourage Chinese enterprises to invest in Bulgaria, and to fully use their advantages in agricultural equipment manufacturing and enhance cooperation in the processing of agricultural products, said the Premier.

The two sides can also work together to develop the third-party market and achieve mutually beneficial and win-win results, said the Premier.

Borisov said Bulgaria is ready to speed up cooperation with China, and attaches great importance to the “16+1” cooperation.

Businesses of the two countries have successfully cooperated in agriculture, he said, expressing the hope that the two sides will expand bilateral cooperation and jointly explore the third-party market.