Bulgarian envoy expresses interest in investing in Assam

Guwahati: Bulgarian Ambassador to India Petko Doykov today called on Assam Industries and Commerce minister Chandra Mohan Patowary and discussed several issues on investment in Assam.

Doykov said Bulgarian firms were keen to invest in the state, specially in the pharmaceutical sector and the country was interested in exploring other areas of investment here, an official release said.

Patowary assured the Bulgarian Ambassador of full cooperation and support to facilitate their investment in Assam.

The minister said the current business environment in the state is investment-friendly and conducive with a healthy industrial ecosystem all around.

Doykov, while stating that Bulgaria has the highest GDP among the EU nations generating the highest income from the services sector, expressed his keenness in fostering economic bilateral relationships between the two nations in which North-East figures prominently.

Additional Chief Secretary (Industries and Commerce) Ravi Capoor and Commissioner and Secretary of the Department Ashutosh Agnihotri were also present during the discussion, the release added.