The Bulgarian side is waiting for the Klepalo border crossing
The Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue with coordination meetings with the Republic of Bulgaria for the opening of the Klepalo border crossing near Berovo.
The Minister Blagoj Bochvarski, during today's working visit to the Municipality of Pehchevo, was asked how far the work has progressed with this border crossing, and pointed out that after the meeting with the Minister of Regional Development of Bulgaria, under which the road infrastructure in Bulgaria falls, it was established that in order to advance the works of move is the Bulgarian side, from where he was informed that all the environmental protection studies are already being worked on, after which the implementation of the road route to the border crossing from the Bulgarian side will begin.
- At the same time, we will work on opening the border crossings. There is a mixed commission that is led by the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the purpose of coordination with the Republic of Bulgaria in the part of the border crossing. From that aspect, I want to emphasize that the Bulgarian side should implement its own border crossing on the Bulgarian side, so we are at a more advanced stage in this part and we are monitoring the situation, said Bochvarski.
He pointed out that the Ministry is ready immediately after the start of the infrastructure by Bulgaria to do all the final reconstruction and rehabilitation of our part in order to enter the phase of final opening of this border crossing.
- We work together, because it is a project of two countries and must be solved internationally. The new elections are now in process there, after the election of the new government we will of course continue cooperation with the Bulgarian side in order to make another border crossing for the citizens and development of this region and Berovo and Pehchevo and all other settlements, he added. Bochvarski.
He stressed that Klepalo is a very important border crossing for the entire region, for which the Ministry absolutely supports the implementation of the project.