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Bulgarian, British PMs meet on bilateral ties, challenges

Xinhua, December 4, 2015 Adjust font size:

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and his visiting British counterpart David Cameron met here on Thursday to discuss the deepening of bilateral ties and addressing issues like migration and terrorism.

The two prime ministers discussed the issues of further strengthening of bilateral relationships and reforming the European Union (EU) to make it more competitive and joint actions to tackle challenges they both face from migration and terrorism, Cameron said after the meeting.

As to migration, they discussed how they could work together to reduce the numbers of refugees coming to Europe, and strengthen the EU's external border, said Cameron who came to Bulgaria on a two-day visit.

"We must continue to pursue a comprehensive approach helping Syrian refugees to stay in neighboring countries and strengthen the EU's ability to detect and return illegal migrants," he said.

A strong cooperation across Europe on information sharing of passenger name records and of illegal trade in firearms was needed to tackle terrorist threat, Cameron added.

In turn, Borissov said it was "undoubtedly" that Bulgaria was doing very well with the guarding of the Schengen border and the observance of financial discipline.

Emphasizing the good bilateral relations, Borissov said "we can mutually rely on each other."

On Friday, the two prime ministers will visit the Bulgarian border with Turkey, the southeasternmost point of the EU, they confirmed.

It was the first visit to Bulgaria by a serving British Prime Minister for 16 years. Endit