BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 29. Minister of
Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria Georg Georgiev received at the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador
of the United Arab Emirates to the Republic of Bulgaria, Mr.
Abdulrahman Aljaber, Trend reports.
The two officials reaffirmed the excellent bilateral relations
and discussed opportunities for further development based on the
Memorandum of Understanding on Strategic Partnership signed in
2022. Minister Georgiev emphasized that Bulgaria considers the
United Arab Emirates one of its most promising partners in the
Middle East region.
During the talks, the holding of the second round of political
consultations between the foreign ministries of the two countries
was discussed, as well as the preparation for the first meeting of
the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Economic and Technical
Cooperation. Both sides expressed readiness to work on
strengthening partnership in trade, investment, transport, defense,
energy, innovation, culture, and agriculture.
Minister Georgiev highly praised the role of the United Arab
Emirates as a factor of stability in the Middle East and reaffirmed
Bulgaria’s support for deepening strategic cooperation between the
European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council.
