[Wang Wentao met with Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Investment and Industry Pulev] September 11th. On the morning of September 10, Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao met with Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Investment and Industry Pulev. The two sides exchanged views on China-Bulgaria and China-EU economic and trade relations. Wang Wentao said that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of the leaders of China and Bulgaria, bilateral economic and trade relations have continued to develop at a high level, and cooperation in trade, investment and other fields has become increasingly close. Bulgaria is welcome to come to China to attend the 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade and the 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services. China is willing to promote an upward balance in bilateral trade and encourage Chinese enterprises to invest and operate in Bulgaria in accordance with market-oriented principles. It is hoped that Bulgaria will protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies investing in Bulgaria and provide a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory business environment. Pulev said that the Bulgarian and New Zealand government attaches great importance to economic and trade cooperation with China and is willing to give full play to the role of the Joint Economic Committee between the two countries, promote the steady development of trade and investment, strengthen cooperation in infrastructure, transportation and logistics, agriculture, new energy, finance, tourism and other fields, and jointly open a new chapter of economic and trade cooperation between Bulgaria and China. We welcome Chinese enterprises to invest in Bulgaria and will create good conditions for this. We are willing to promote the EU to carry out EU-China cooperation in a pragmatic and rational manner.