PM Boyko Borisov on official visit to Greece
 

18 December 2012  FOCUS News Agency

 

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Sofia. The relations of Bulgaria and Greece with FYROM and the Euro-Atlantic prospects of the Western Balkans were among the key topics during the talks between Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov and his Greek counterpart Antonis Samaras, BNT learned.

The two confirmed their support for the EU prospects of Western Balkan states, emphasising on good neighbourly relations as the vital condition that must be met. Important news was announced regarding the economic relations between the two countries as they voiced their commitment to open the new border checkpoint Makaza – Komotini in March, 2013.

“We fully back the accession of all Balkan countries to NATO and the EU. This is the only way to achieve peace, integration and cooperation,” PM Borisov was quoted as saying by the BNR. However, as Bulgaria and Greece both strictly abided by neighbourliness, demonstrated mutual respect, acknowledged their mutual interests and used dialogue as a means to solve their problems, thus he was hoping that all countries in the region aspiring for EU and NATO entry would follow the same rules.

The two PMs defined their first official meeting as strategic for the development of the entire spectrum of economic and geopolitical matters between the two countries. At a joint intergovernmental meeting an emphasis was placed on cross-border cooperation against crime and illegal emigration as well as key infrastructure and energy projects like the construction of the Struma motorway and the construction of the gas interconnector between the two countries that will begin in March as well, the BNT informs.