The membership was officially announced during a meeting at BCCI with the participation of the President Stefan Delaye, the Director Vesela Todorova-Mozettig and Olga Sandova, Member of the Board of the French-Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry /FBCCI/. The meeting discussed more future joint initiatives to strengthen the bilateral trade and economic relationships between Bulgaria and France.
Mr Tsvetan Simeonov, President of BCCI, congratulated FBCCI for the decision taken and emphasised that the relations with the mixed Chamber have always been friendly. "The membership in the BCCI will open up quite a lot of opportunities for cooperation," Mr Simeonov noted further. “The two organisations will be able to cooperate more closely in the field of projects, joint initiatives, as well as in support of the interests of the business,” the BCCI President underlined.
Mr Stefan Delaye shared that the FBCCI appreciates the long-standing experience and efforts of BCCI to support the business and develop the international economic cooperation. He gave information about the regional meetings held by FBCCI with the business in the towns of Rousse and Varna.
Even more future joint initiatives were discussed during the meeting, including the organisation of a visit of Bulgarian companies in France next year and participation of FBCCI in the petanque tournament, among others.