NPC delegation meets Bulgarian parliament speaker on bilateral ties

SOFIA, July 17 (Xinhua) -- A delegation of China's National People's Congress (NPC) held a meeting with the president of Bulgaria's National Assembly, Tsetska Tsacheva, on boosting bilateral relations and parliamentary cooperation.

Vice Chairman of the NPC Foreign Affairs Committee Zha Peixin, head of the Chinese delegation, said China attaches great importance to the traditional friendship with Bulgaria, and is confident in the prospects of friendly bilateral cooperation.

China is willing to deepen political mutual trust and pragmatic cooperation with Bulgaria to boost China-Bulgaria, China-Europe relations, Zha said, adding that the NPC would like to increase exchanges and cooperation with the Bulgarian parliament to improve bilateral ties.

Tsacheva, for her part, highly spoke of Bulgaria-China relations, and expressed willingness to enhance exchanges with the NPC in governance to contribute to bilateral cooperation.