The road Sofia - Nis ready to 2016

In any case, highway Kalotina-Sofia is a priority for Bulgaria and to have a link Sofia - Nis, which is a priority of both countries, our Government will make every effort to find sources of funding so that the object to be ready at the end of 2016, said regional development minister Desislava Terzieva after meeting with her Serbian counterpart Igor Mirovich.

He reported that the technical problems that arose in a corridor number 10 from the Serbian side are already removed. "Work is being actively and I hope that by the end of 2016, the road will be ready. It is important for us and we're pleased to hear that the Ministry of regional development and all other Bulgarian authorities work to be the highway fact within the same time limit. "

"The release of "Danube bridge 2" opened possibilities for interregional development and cooperation between Romania, Serbia and Bulgaria. We believe that this will encourage regions, which are located in the region with a view to the creation of jobs, cultural exchanges and tourism. And this aspect of the Danube strategy whose implementation was also discussed", explained Minister Terzieva.

After the meeting, the ministers Terzieva and Mirovich handed 13 contracts for grants under the program for cross-border cooperation under the instrument for pre-accession assistance Serbia - Bulgaria with totaling over 2.2 million EUR.