Bulgaria PM Proposes Meeting of China, CEE States' Mayors in Sofia

A picture of all 16 CEE heads of government alongside Chinese PM Li Keqiang at the Foruth China-CEE meeting in Suzhou, China, November 24, 2015. Photo: GIS

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has said it would be "an honour" for his country to host a meeting of mayors from China and Central and Eastern European (CEE) states.

Borisov has extended the invitation during the Fourth China-CEE Summit currently taking place in the city of Suzhou, China.

In his words, a meeting bringing together the mayors of all participating states' respective capitals should take place in Sofia as early as 2016.

The PM has praised the 16+1 initiative which China and the CEE region use to explore options for deepening economic ties and boosting trade exchange.

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