HE the Minister of Business and Trade Sheikh Jassim bin Abdulaziz Al Thani met on Monday 22/04/2013 with HE Mrs. Ekaterina Zaharieva, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development and Public Works, in the presence of HE Mr. Assen Vassiliev Bulgarian Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism.
During the meeting, they discussed topics of mutual interest, especially those related to the areas of business and trade, and the ways of enhancing the bilateral relations in these fields.
The State of Qatar and the Republic of Bulgaria are bound by several agreements among them is the Agreement on Economic, Trade and Technical Cooperation, in addition to an agreement on the protection and encouragement of investments.
The value of Qatar’s exports to Bulgaria was amounted to about QAR 8.2 million, while the value of imports from Bulgaria was amounted to QAR 39 million, including ceramic, furniture, lighting and prefabricated buildings.