SKOPJE, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Nine agreements were signed Thursday in Strumica, eastern Macedonia, at the first joint meeting of the governments of Macedonia and Bulgaria, Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev's press office announced.
These nine agreements aimed at further fostering the cooperation between the two countries mainly in the fields of foreign policy, investments, energy, defense, tourism, telecommunication, infrastructure and preventing natural disasters.
The signing was made with the presence of Zaev and his visiting Bulgarian counterpart Boiko Borissov.
Among the agreements there was a protocol on cooperation to organize training for Macedonian servicemen at military schools in Bulgaria, an agreement on cutting international roaming charges in telecoms services.
The two countries also signed a deal on preparing a feasibility study regarding the construction of a new gas inter-system connection. The cadastre agencies of the two countries inked an agreement to share cartographic and geodetic materials and information.
Zaev and Borissov considered the joint meeting in Strumica as a proof for further cooperation between two countries as well as the development of the relations.
