Beijing, August 14th—Chen Zhou, Vice-minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, met here today with Andrey Tehov, Bulgarian Ambassador to China. 

Chen spoke positively of the development of China-Bulgaria relations and expressed that the CPC is willing to strengthen friendly exchanges with the main political parties in Bulgaria and deepen the exchanges of experience in state governance and administration. The Chinese side is willing to take the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries as an opportunity to work with the Bulgarian side to implement the strategic consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries and promote deeper and more substantial cooperation in all fields. 

Tehov said, Bulgaria and China have traditional friendship, with positive results in practical cooperation in various fields. The Bulgarian Embassy in China is willing to contribute to the inter-party exchanges between Bulgaria and China, promote the healthy and stable development of Bulgaria-China strategic partnership, and benefit the two peoples.