Round Table Conference on The Cooperation between China and The Central and Eastern European Countries in The 16+1 Framework
Round Table Conference on the Cooperation between China and the Central and Eastern European Countries in the 16+1 Framework was organized by the International Relations Department on the occasion of its 40th Anniversary.
The Chairman of the Conference Organizing Committee Assoc. Prof. Dr. Georgy Chankov, Scientific Secretary of the International Relations Department outlined the situation in Europe and in the world as he specified the situation in Turkey after the referendum, the ratio “continent and marine forces” as well as the road map of the initiative One Belt One Road and the Development Strategy of Central and Eastern European countries (CEE).
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| Assoc. Prof. Georgy Chankov |
Assoc. Prof. Chankov reminded that in 2012 the mechanism of cooperation between China and the CEE had been officially incorporated, in 2011 on the initiative of the Asian party it had been organized an economic forum in Budapest and a year later in Warsaw it had been held the first summit at governmental level which had been the official start of the 16+1 Framework. 11 of the 16 countries included in the cooperation mechanism are EU member states among which is Bulgaria and the rest 5 countries are at different stages of application for such a membership.
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| During the Forum in the Large Conference Hall |
The railway line between Beograd and Budapest, the Framework Agreement between China and Romania in the field of nuclear security, preventing the flood in the Poland city of Wroclaw implemented by the company Sinohydro Group are only part of the projects on the 16+1 Framework including China and CEE, outlined Assoc. Prof. Chankov. He answered also the question about the place of Bulgaria in that scheme as he specified the opportunities of Chinese Alibaba Group for establishing a logistical center in our country to service the orders all over Europe.
Assoc. Prof. Chankov pointed out that the EU hadn`t offered clear perspectives and impulse of development for several years and so the Chinese project had been an original alternative of it.
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| Participants in the Round Table Conference |
In the statements and discussions during the Round Table Conference took part lecturers and Doctoral students from the International Relation Department.
The participants in the Round Table Conference have an opportunity to publish reports and articles on the topic in an indexed scientific edition having an editorial board.
