November 24 (SeeNews) - Representatives of 11 Chinese and Bulgarian organisations have signed a memorandum to set up a China-Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) centre for transport infrastructure research in Bulgaria, Chinese media reported.
The signatories include the Sofia-based University of Transport, Bulgaria's National Railway Infrastructure Company, China's Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo Municipality, as well as the Secretariat for Cooperation between China and CEE countries, Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.
The research center will provide consulting services in the field of transport infrastructure for CEE countries.
The center also will aim to become an important platform for promoting and expanding investment cooperation between Ningbo and Bulgarian businesses, said Wan Yawei, head of publicity department of Ningbo, a major port and industrial hub in eastern China, said, according to Xinhua.