Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister, held talks with Bulgarian Foreign Minister Petrova in Sofia on the 19th. Wang Yi said that Bulgaria was one of the first countries to recognize New China, and they have friendly feelings for each other. The Sino-Bulgarian relationship is facing an important opportunity. This visit comes at an opportune time. The two sides had in-depth communication and reached a broad consensus on planning the next stage of high-level contacts and the promotion of practical cooperation in various fields. It is necessary to continuously consolidate the political foundation, strengthen communication and coordination, and create important conditions for deepening mutually beneficial cooperation. China respects Bulgaria's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and is happy to see Bao accelerate the achievement of development goals under the new government, and is willing to be a long-term and trustworthy strategic partner of the Bulgarian side in this process. We hope that the Bulgarian side will continue to adhere to the one-China principle and understand and support China's legitimate position of safeguarding sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister, held talks with Bulgarian Foreign Minister Petrova in Sofia on the 19th. Wang Yi said that Bulgaria was one of the first countries to recognize New China, and they have friendly feelings for each other. The Sino-Bulgarian relationship is facing an important opportunity. This visit comes at an opportune time. The two sides had in-depth communication and reached a broad consensus on planning the next stage of high-level contacts and the promotion of practical cooperation in various fields. It is necessary to continuously consolidate the political foundation, strengthen communication and coordination, and create important conditions for deepening mutually beneficial cooperation. China respects Bulgaria's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and is happy to see Bao accelerate the achievement of development goals under the new government, and is willing to be a long-term and trustworthy strategic partner of the Bulgarian side in this process. We hope that the Bulgarian side will continue to adhere to the one-China principle and understand and support China's legitimate position of safeguarding sovereignty and territorial integrity.