Bulgarian President Roesen Plevnelive, who is on an official visit to Vietnam, and Vice Chairperson of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Hong cut the ribbon at the office’s opening ceremony on October 31.
Addressing the event, the President described the establishment of the office as a sound and timely initiative to help realise important co-operative documents reached by the two countries and direct their relationship towards a strategic partnership and a new economic co-operation model.
Bulgaria considers the co-operation with Vietnam a significant task and a strategic basis to expand its presence in Southeast Asia and Asia as a whole, he said.
The leader committed to making it easier for Vietnamese goods to enter Bulgaria and then penetrate other European countries.
Bulgarian businesses wish to invest in Vietnam and cooperate with Vietnamese partners in all areas of mutual concern, he said, noting that the two countries have agreed to raise bilateral trade revenue from the current US$60 million to US$500 million in the coming time.
For her part, Hong said the office marks a new height in economic and trade ties between Bulgaria and Vietnam in general and HCM City in particular.
She expressed her hope that with a strong contingent of businesses operating in various fields, HCM City will contribute to boosting economic and trade ties between the two countries.
The same day, Roesen Plevnelive and his entourage visited the historical relic site of Cu Chi underground tunnel and Ben Duoc Temple.
Earlier on October 30, the President attended an artistic programme at the HCM City Conservatory of Music staged by Bulgarian artists and met with Vietnamese people who once worked or studied in Bulgaria.
