The Prime minister Sergei Stanishev leaves today for a working visit in India under the invitation of his Indian colleague. This is the first visit of Bulgarian prime minister in an Asian country since 1974.

Stanishev will visit “Georgi Rakovski” school in Delhi. The official program will start on 12 September with a ceremony in the president's palace.

Agreement for economic cooperation and contract for promotion and protection of investments are expected to be signed.

Stanishev will have talks with the Indian president Pratibha Devisingh Patil, the first woman in India to be elected as such less than a month ago. The Bulgarian prime minister will also meet the vice-president Hamid Ansari and the foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee.

Among the priorities of Stanishev's visit in India are the strengthening of the mutual economic cooperation as well as partnership in the field of science and technologies. India is one of the leaders in the information technologies sector and is also partner of the European Union in this field.

In economic aspect, trade between Bulgaria and India is relatively low. For the last year, the goods imported from India are less than half percent of the total import. The situation is the same with Bulgaria's export to the Asian country.

During his visit, prime minister Stanishev will open a Bulgarian-Indian business forum. More than 20 business representatives accompany Stanishev in his visit to India.

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