Li Keqiang

Several other important economic agreements, including an agreement on investment in Zrenjanin, worth nearly a billion US dollars, have also been signed, the Serbian government announces.

Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Chairman of the State Council of China Li Keqiang have expressed satisfaction with the results achieved during their meetings in Sofia. This was announced by the press service of the Council of Ministers. They spoke before Li Keqiang's departure, who was on an official four-day visit to Bulgaria.

For years, the Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has been asking me to buy Bulgarian tobacco. Now politically I promise to improve the economy of these regions in Bulgaria, China will buy up to 10 million tons of tobacco leaves per year. That was announced by Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang at the press conference after the end of the 16 + 1 forum.

Brnabic said in a speech addressing the participants of the summit in Bulgaria that Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, while he was head of the Serbian government, recognized the importance of strengthening our relations with China and initiated the strengthening of friendly relations and cooperation in all segments.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila toured on Saturday the Huawei company stand within the Business Forum organised on the sidelines of the 7th Summit of the China - Central and Eastern European Countries cooperation format ('16+1') in Sofia, according to a release of the Executive sent to AGERPRES.

SOFIA (AFP) - 

As a trade war rages between China and the US, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is meeting leaders from central and eastern Europe in Bulgaria on Saturday to discuss investment opportunities.

Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will meet with the chairman of the State Council of China Li Keqiang, who arrives on a four-day official visit to Sofia. They will discuss the development of bilateral relations and opportunities for further activation of trade and economic cooperation during a working dinner between the two delegations.

Brnbic will take part in the 7th Summit of China and 16 countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

On the first day of the visit to Sofia, she will meet with Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang. On the margins of the Summit, Brnabic will have billateral meetings with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and First Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Vasily Matyushevsky.

France 24 - President Donald Trump is poised to unveil sanctions against China on Thursday for the "theft" of US intellectual property, fueling fears of a trade war as Beijing vowed to retaliate.

 The Chinese government on Monday announced an economic growth target of 6.5%. That's several notches below the 6.9% rate at which the world's second largest economy expanded last year, according to official figures, CNNreported.