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Bulgarian interim gov't holds first meeting

Xinhua, January 31, 2017 Adjust font size:

Bulgaria's interim government held its first meeting Monday, with interim Prime Minister Ognyan Gerdzhikov vowing to race against time to complete its commissions.

"We are not like the ordinary cabinets with a four-year horizon ahead, we are going to take a 100 metres run," Gerdzhikov said, quoted by a statement of the interim cabinet.

Gerzhikov demanded information on the preparation of the Bulgarian EU Presidency, saying it was a very important issue for the country.

Bulgaria will assume the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on Jan. 1, 2018.

Gerzhikov also said Bulgaria's judicial reform was an important issue for the country's EU Presidency.

Other priorities of the interim cabinet were the succession, stability, and continuing the successful absorption of the EU funds, he said.

"Dialogue with the business and the civil society is another important priority," he added.

Bulgaria's interim government took office on Jan. 27, after the GERB party-led coalition cabinet resigned in mid-November last year. Endit