Deputy Agriculture Minister Prof. Dr.Georgi Kostov has met with Azis Bouzaher, the coordinator of the World Bank for Bulgaria. They discussed the new draft Forestry Law. According to Georgi Kostov, all recommendations of the World Bank have been used in the draft law and the transparency of market relations is clearly regulated. The World Bank offers gratuitous funding for technical assistance related to the reforms in the country’s forestry sector to the tune of USD 430 thousand. Bulgaria’s strategy for irrigation of farmlands and the WB support in this field was also discussed during the meeting.