Minister Alexandаr Tsvetkov signed a memorandum for bilateral cooperation in railway transport.
07.12.2010
Bulgaria's Transport Minister Alexandаr Tsvetkov and China's Minister of Railways Liu Zhijun have signed today (7 December) a memorandum for bilateral cooperation in railway transport.The document was signed in the presence of Zhang Dejiang, Vice-Premier of the People's Republic of China before the opening of the 7th World Congress on High Speed Rail. The Memorandum outlines areas of cooperation, which include the transit through Bulgaria on Eurasian transport corridors, modernization of existing railway infrastructure, research in the field of railway technology, including development of rapid and high-speed rail, exchange of experts.
During the meeting with Minister Liu Minister Tsvetkov discussed concrete actions for the realization of the goals, envisioned in the Memorandum. The two agreed that an expert group should be sent from China to Bulgaria, in order to explore the possibilities for joint manufacturing of wagons and locomotives in Bulgaria in compliance with the standards and technical requirements of the EU.
Minister Tsvetkov also met with China's Minister of Transport, Li Shenglin, with whom he negotiated the creation of a contact group of experts, which would be responsible for outlining the specific topics and areas of the bilateral cooperation in the maritime, river and air transport. |