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Deepening of the relations between Plovdiv and Leipzig was discussed at a meeting in the Municipality of Plovdiv

20.05.2024
Deepening of the relations between Plovdiv and Leipzig was discussed at a meeting in the Municipality of Plovdiv

Mayor Kostadin Dimitrov discussed the deepening of economic relations between Plovdiv and Leipzig with the Saxon princess Theophana von Sachsen and the honorary consul of Bulgaria in the province of Saxony Heiko Schmidt.

"Plovdiv is among the best developed industrial destinations in Southeast Europe. "Thrace Economic Zone" is one of the bright examples with over 200 companies in the sector, with some of the largest investments being German," Dimitrov pointed out at the beginning of the meeting.

Honorary Consul Heiko Schmidt expressed confidence that the visit to Plovdiv will refresh the ties between the Plovdiv and Leipzig regions. Saxony has a great interest in maintaining and developing relations with Bulgaria, and we would also like to activate economic relations with the Plovdiv region, he pointed out.

The honorary consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in Plovdiv Mariana Cholakova was also present at the meeting. According to her, in the sphere of economy in Plovdiv, there have always been very active participations of companies from Leipzig and the province of Saxony. I think that, apart from economically, we will have many opportunities to partner in a cultural aspect as well, in order to start the resumption of cooperation between Plovdiv and Leipzig, commented Cholakova.

Teofana von Sachsen said that she has been making donations to Bulgarian medical institutions for 35 years and expressed her desire that the next one be given to a Plovdiv hospital.

The meeting was also attended by the Deputy Mayor for Culture Plamen Panov, the Deputy Mayor for Ecology and Health Ivan Stoyanov and representatives of the German club "International".

Plovdiv is twinned with 29 cities from all over the world. One of the first, with over 40 years of friendship, are the Japanese city of Okayama and the German city of Leipzig. The agreement with Leipzig dates from 1975 and is in line with the fair cities. It was renewed in 2007.