12.06.2024 / Meeting of Dr. Stanishev with H.E. Ms. Dai Qingli, Chinese Ambassador to Bulgaria
On June 12, 2024, Dr. Momchil Stanishev, Director of APACCCEEC, held a meeting with Her Excellency Ms. Dai Qinli, Chinese Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria.
The meeting took place at the Chinese Embassy in Sofia and was also attended by Mr. He Jie, First Secretary and Agricultural Attaché at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, as well as Mr. Zahari Zahariev, Expert at APACCCEEC.
Dr. Stanishev and Ambassador Dai Qingli agreed that cooperation in the field of agriculture should be a top priority in the relations between the two countries.
The Ambassador highlighted China’s interest in some traditional Bulgarian goods and encouraged APACCCEEC to deepen its communication with Bulgarian rose producers. Her Excellency noted that Bulgaria should make full use of its fertile land to grow more vegetable crops.
Ambassador Dai Qingli presented various Chinese initiatives in which APACCCEEC can participate with its partners. Those initiatives include bilateral and multilateral seminars and trainings on agricultural topics, as well as joint Bulgarian-Chinese cooperation projects with third countries. By such projects the APACCCEEC can provide assistance to developing countries.
During the meeting Mr. Stanishev drew attention to the importance of e-commerce for the development of the modern business. In this regard, APACCCEEC could organize joint trainings with Chinese partners, an idea that was received by Ambassador Dai Qingli with great interest.
Dr. Stanishev and H.E. Ms. Dai Quinli discussed the challenges facing the export of goods from Bulgaria and Central and Eastern Europe to the People’s Republic of China and ways to overcome them in order to boost trade and promote CEE products on the Chinese market.
Her Excellency Ms. Dai Qingli welcomed the ongoing initiatives of the APACCCEEC, including the upcoming Bulgaria-China Business Forum on 17 June, the Academy of Entrepreneurship in Agriculture, as well as the opening of the new Permanent Pavilion of CEE countries in Ningbo.
