SOFIA - "We appreciate Bulgaria`s progress in its integration with the EU. Also, we are proud of Bulgaria`s accession to the EU as of January 1st, 2007," Turkish State Minister Kursad Tuzmen said on Wednesday.
Tuzmen attended the inauguration ceremony of an exhibition of Turkish glassware company Sisecam Pasabahce on "History, Culture & Glass" at the Archeology Museum in Sofia.
Speaking at the ceremony, Tuzmen said that the trade volume between Turkey and Bulgaria increased from 500 million USD up to 3 billion USD in the last five years.
Meanwhile, Bulgarian Regional Development Minister Asen Gagaouzov said that the Turkish Sisecam Company`s investment had make a significant contribution to the Bulgarian economy.