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The Geostrategic Project “Оne Belt One Road”, the Initiative “16+1” and Bulgaria
The Geostrategic Project “Оne Belt One Road”, the Initiative “16+1” and Bulgaria

Author(s): Nako R. Stefanov
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Geopolitics
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: “One Belt One Road”; geostrategic revolution; the format “16+1”; bilateral interaction PRC – Bulgaria; innovative scheme of interactions

Summary/Abstract: Very important hope for the XXI century is that it will create a so-called “geocentric sense of the existence of mankind”. This means that the XXI century must be the century of spirituality based on cooperation and joint efforts through which must be overcome conflict and hostility. From this perspective one can say that the project “One Belt One Road” can and must play the role of geostrategic revolution since its purpose is the cooperation of many countries and peoples. From this perspective, it should be called geostrategic project. One certainly not a minor component in the project “One Belt One Road” is the “16+1” Initiative, which implies active interaction between the PRC and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. A key point in this interaction is that the format “16+1” not only does not ignore the bilateral relationship, but the opposite helps to strengthen the bilateral interactions. It is possible to say that a new way can be considered for the creation of model of bilateral interaction between PRC and Bulgaria. The latter may be formed on the base of an innovative scheme. Such an innovative scheme of interactions creates broad opportunity for cooperation and may become a model for creating interactions both within the „16+1” Initiative as well as a model for interactions in more global sense.