Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev Begins the Formal Part of His State Visit to India
Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev began the formal part of his state visit to India Wednesday morning with a welcoming ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan Presidential Palace, BTA reports.
The Bulgarian head of government is visiting at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh. After laying a wreath at the site of Mahatma Gandhi's cremation site (Raj Ghat), Stanishev met with members of the Indian-Bulgarian Friendship Society.
Later in the day, the Prime Minister will confer with Indian President Pratibha Patil and will attend a Bulgarian-Indian Business Forum. The two prime ministers will start their official talks late in the afternoon. They will be present at the signing of a number of bilateral documents, including an Agreement on Economic Cooperation, a Treaty on Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, and a Protocol Amending the Treaty on Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Invetsments.
On Wednesday, Stanishev is scheduled to confer with a number of Indian Government members and Indian politicians.