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Bulgarian companies eager for entering Iranian market

mahla — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:37:00 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Bulgarian companies eager for entering Iranian market. Bulgaria’s Ambassador to Tehran Nikolina Kuneva in a meeting with the Head of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mining and Agriculture (TCCIMA) Masoud Khansari said her country’s companies are eager for cooperation with their Iranian counterparts.

In the meeting held on Monday at the place of TCCIMA, the two sides stressed the need for the expansion of mutual trade ties, the TCCIMA portal reported.

Speaking in the meeting, Khansari put the two countries’ annual trade value at $110 million, saying that this figure is mostly related to the imports of Iran from the European country.

Noting that the development of economic relations with Bulgaria is important for Iran, the official continued: “Cooperation in the field of industry and especially in transportation can be an incentive to develop relations between the two countries.”

According to Khansari cooperation between the private sectors of the two countries would lead to the expansion of trade ties.

He also pointed to the technical and engineering services as one of the suitable fields of cooperation saying: “Due to the connections that the Tehran Chamber of Commerce has with the engineering system of Tehran province, it can invite reputable Iranian companies in this field to participate in construction projects in Bulgaria or to transfer technical and engineering experiences to the country.”

Kuneva for her part underlined the expansion of cooperation between the two sides’ private sectors as a prerequisite for increasing and diversifying the two countries’ trade and suggested holding video conferences between the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the TCCIMA for acquaintance and exchange of views between the two sides.

She said that the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is ready to introduce Bulgarian companies that are interested in cooperating with Iranian companies during these video conferences.

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On the Bulgarian rotating presidency of the council of EU

reporter 1222 — Sun, 29 Jul 2018 09:45:17 +0000

In 2017 Bulgaria celebrated ten years since the accession to the EU. On the 11th year of our EU Membership, Bulgaria assumed, as of 1 January 2018, the six-months rotating presidency of one of the EU institutions, which is the Council of the European Union.

This was a privilege and responsibility that comes along with being part of the EU family. The intricate way the EU functions is often complicated to comprehend, especially for observers outside the EU. The simplest way of explaining what was the role of Bulgaria during the six months is to liaise between the different EU institutions and to facilitate the legislative process at equidistance from all individual or institutional interests. Another responsibility that comes with the Presidency, was to represent the EU in third countries where there is no EU Delegation, which was the case for the Bulgarian Embassies in several countries, incl. in Iran.

Furthermore Bulgaria had its national program and priorities. Already in the summer of 2017 the three sequential Presidencies – Estonia, Bulgaria and Austria outlined their Trio Programme. In addition, Bulgaria published and outlined its own national programme and priorities for the months from January to July 2018. The motto of the Bulgarian Presidency was “United We Stand Strong”. It has its historical roots and in fact draws directly on the national motto, approved and coin stamped already in 1880, two years after Bulgaria’s Liberation in 1878. The logo of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union combined three distinctive national symbols – the Cyrillic Alphabet, traditional embroidery and the tricolour of the Bulgarian national flag.

Embedded in the logo was the idea of the integrity of the whole (Bulgaria being an integral part of Europe and the EU) and the distinctiveness of the entity (presenting typical national symbols). The thus chosen symbols addressed the matter of unity and solidarity which are pivotal for European Union’s relevance and success. Bulgaria sincerely aimed at being a responsible Presidency of the Council of the EU, relying on the close cooperation with all Members States. We understood very well that in order to be effective, we needed to work with everyone, address all sensitivities and pave the ground for consensual compromise.

Our main priorities were: “Future of Europe and young people – economic growth and social cohesion”, “European perspective and connectivity of the Western Balkans”, “Digital economy and skills needed for the future” and „Security and stability in strong and united Europe”.

Future of Europe and young people – economic growth and social cohesion: cohesion is the glue which binds us together and allows us to create real unity. The debates on the future Multiannual Financial Framework began and we strived to link these debates with the future of the Cohesion Policy.

European perspective and connectivity of the Western Balkans: It was vital to reaffirm the European perspective of the region. This was the main message of the meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the EU Member States and of the Western Balkan countries in Sofia (17-18 May 2018). We wanted to send the message that the Western Balkans need to build and maintain sustainable peace, security, reconciliation and good-neighbourly relations. We also fostered the connectivity among the countries in the region and between the region and the EU.

Digital economy and skills needed for the future: We strived to foster digital, entrepreneurial and creative skills in our citizens for the digital age. The Estonian Presidency has done a lot for the promotion of the Digital Single Market and data economy. As a reliable partner in the Trio we continued and build upon the achievements of our predecessors.

Security and stability in strong and united Europe: This priority has been elaborated in the Bratislava Declaration and roadmap, as well as the Rome Declaration. Our efforts were directed towards achieving more secure external borders and effective management of migration.

The debates on the future of Europe are setting the European Agenda and the Priorities of the Bulgarian Presidency followed closely the Commission’s roadmap for More United, Stronger and More Democratic Union.

We are confident that as we advanced with these four priorities will directly contributed to reaching our set goals.

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Europe seriously determined to continue economic co-op with Iran: Bulgarian min

reporter 1222 — Wed, 16 May 2018 06:05:52 +0000

TEHRAN- Bulgarian Minister of Economy Emil Karanikolov said his country and Europe are seriously determined to continue their economic cooperation with Iran.

The European official made the remarks in an Iran-Bulgaria business forum held at the place of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) in Tehran on Monday, ICCIMA portal reported.

The minister, whose country holds the presidency of the European Union Council, said Bulgarian government as well as businessmen and traders are keen on cooperation with Iran and holding such forums can be a good opportunity to expand bilateral cooperation.

He further underlined that the value of trade between Iran and Bulgaria has increased 14 percent to $117.4 million in 2017 from 2016.

ICCIMA Chairman Gholam-Hossein Shafe’i, for his part, referred to the nineteenth meeting of Iran-Bulgaria Joint Economic Committee which is scheduled to be held this year and said some memorandums of understandings are planned to be signed between the two sides chambers of commerce in that meeting.

He further highlighted Iran’s rich resources of energy as well as its high potential in transportation, ports, agriculture, banking and tourism and Bulgaria’s vast capabilities in the fields of chemical materials and medicine as well as machinery and commented that all these potentials and capabilities provide good opportunities for cooperation between the two countries.

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Zarif, Bulgarian FM discuss ways to practice agreements

reporter 1222 — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 16:16:28 +0000

During the two rounds of meeting on Wednesday Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif and Bulgarian Foreign Minister Zahariev exchanged views on how to implement the brokered agreements between Iran and Bulgaria.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zahariev, held two rounds of meeting on Wednesday afternoon in Bulgarian capital city of Sofia.

How to follow up the brokered agreements between Iranian and Bulgarian officials and ways to put the memoranda of understanding into practice were the main areas of focus in the talks.

Regional issues, especially the current situation in Syria and Yemen, and the need for a serious fight against terrorism and extremism as a common global threat, were among the main issues of the foreign ministers’ talks.

Mr. Zarif who is visiting Bulgaria as the second leg of his Balkan countries tour, met with a host of Bulgarian officials prior to his meeting with Ms. Zahariev. He had already met Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, and Economy Minister Emil Karanikolov in the morning on the same day.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif who met with Serbian president, prime minister, foreign minister, parliament speaker, and tourism minister during his two day stay in Serbian capital city of Belgrade, the first stop in his tour of Balkan countries, left Serbia for Bulgarian capital city of Sofia on Tuesday evening.

The Iranian top diplomat who left Tehran before noon on Monday for a tour of Balkan Peninsula countries, is heading a senior delegation comprised of a number of CEOs of Iranian enterprises from both private and public sectors, will accompany the Iranian businessmen at joint forums and meetings to discuss ways for expanding economic cooperation.

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Bulgarian firm aims to build solar farm in Iran

reporter 1222 — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 08:50:36 +0000

TEHRAN – Bulgarian Energy Company, Solar & Benefit, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the construction of a solar farm in Iran.

The project is planned to be implemented in Jahrom Special Economic Zone in the southern province of Fars, IRNA reported on Friday without providing details.

Since the removal of sanctions on Iran in January 2016, Solar & Benefit has signed MOUs with the Iran’s network operator and energy provider Tavanir for the construction of photovoltaic solar farms with a total capacity of 400 megawatts, according to the Bulgarian company’s website.

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Bulgarian Delegation Eyes Expanding Provincial Cooperation

reporter 1222 — Mon, 18 Sep 2017 03:45:04 +0000

TEHRAN – A 50-man economic delegation is due to arrive in Tehran on October 3 to expand economic ties.

Bulgarian Ambassador to Tehran Christo Polendakov in a meeting with deputy head of Iran’s Chamber of Commerce Mohammad Reza Karbasi said that the big Bulgarian trade delegation is to arrive in Iran on October 3.

He said the delegation will meet Iranian business activities. The diplomat said that the main approach of the delegation is to have joint investment cooperation with provincial chambers of commerce.

He reiterated that the Bulgarian delegation is to cooperate with different provinces in Iran.

Polendakov went on to say that Bulgarian Prime Minister emphasizes expansion of cooperation with Iran, adding that the delegation is comprised of representatives of different economic sectors of Bulgaria.

He noted that Bulgaria will take the presidency of the EU next year and it will be a good opportunity for Iranians to take advantage and to connect to 23 state members.

Karbasi, for his part, expressed hope that both sides would have good talks when the Bulgarian delegation visits Tehran.

He also said both sides should work on banking system and launching a joint council for transportation based on the agreement which had been signed years ago.

He also called for presenting new proposals for joint cooperation on projects by using the potentials of both states.

Polendakov has visited several tourism, agricultural, industrial and production projects of Iran and has met with a number of provincial officials recently to pave the way for Bulgarians to invest in Iran.

The joint forum between traders of Iran and Bulgaria is also scheduled to be held in Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture headquarters in Tehran on October 3.

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‘Melancholia’ wins Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers award

reporter 1222 — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 08:33:39 +0000

TEHRAN – Iranian feature ‘Melancholia’ directed by Morteza Atashzamzam has won the Union of Bulgarian Film Makers award at the 25th International Film Festival “Love is Folly” in Bulgarian city of Varna.

‘Melancholia’ was vying for Gold Aphrodite award the with 12 other titles in the main competition section of the festival, and managed to scoop the Award of the Union of Bulgarian Film Makers.

The film narrates the story of those with bipolar disorder who are not aware of their mental condition.

Atashzamzam, the film’s director, expressed delight over the warm reception of ‘Melancholia’ at the festival, adding that he has been invited to be part of the jury panel at a Bulgarian film festival devoted to children and adolescent films.

The 25th International Film Festival “Love is Folly” was held in Varna, Bulgaria, from August 25 to September 3, 2017.

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