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BEIJING, June 29-- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will pay official visits to Bulgaria and Germany and attend the seventh leaders' meeting of China and the Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC) in Sofia and hold the fifth round of intergovernmental consultations between China and Germany from July 5 to 10, Vice Foreign Minister Wang Chao said at a press briefing on Friday. BULGARIA VISIT IMPORTANT FOR BILATERAL TIES China hopes the Bulgaria tour can increase mutual political trust, consolidate the traditional friendship, seek greater synergy of development strategies, and expand bilateral cooperation, so as to lift bilateral relations to a new level, said Wang. He said that Li will meet with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and hold talks with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov during the visit. The two sides will exchange views on bilateral cooperation in various fields and regional and international issues of common concern, while several cooperative documents between the two governments and business sectors will also be signed during the visit, Wang said. Ren Hongbin, assistant minister of commerce, said China and Bulgaria are traditional friendly cooperative partners, and there has been fruitful cooperation in trade, investment, and agriculture in recent years under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, as well as 16+1 cooperation. During Li's visit to Bulgaria, the two sides will have in-depth communication in deepening pragmatic cooperation, Ren said. | 
