September 30, in Sofia, on behalf of the head of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Bulgaria, Gylyb Donev, was given a lunch in honor of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the press service of the head of state reports.
During the event, the head of the Provisional Government of Bulgaria, Gylyb Donev, said that the visit of President Ilham Aliyev to Sofia “will contribute to even greater stability, forecasting and confidence.”
“I am sure that your visit will not only contribute to the political dialogue, which we intensively conducted during this year, but will also contribute to the further expansion and development of cooperation between our countries both in the field of energy security and in all other areas representing mutual interest. I am sure that the active strategic dialogue conducted between the two countries over the past last and highest years will continue on the basis of friendship and mutual respect, it is even more important from the point of view of the current complex geopolitical events. I believe that your visit will contribute to the best use of our geographical location and even greater stability, forecasting and confidence not only for our countries, but throughout Europe, ”Donev said.
Ilham Aliyev, in turn, said that Baku and Sofia have the potential for cooperation not only in the energy industry, but also in the field of transit transportation.
“I am sure that the current visit will give a new impetus to the development of bilateral connections, and the strategic partnership between Bulgaria and Azerbaijan will gain new dynamics. Over the years, in fact, we have considered each other strategic partners and in the full sense of the word we see the results this close cooperation. We see good results in the field of trade. Although the indicators are not completely satisfied with us, nevertheless, this year the trade turnover has increased more than doubled. Today I will meet with the leaders of leading Bulgarian companies to identify the more practical foundations of our potential Cooperation. If we take into account that today energy security takes first place on the global agenda, then, of course, cooperation between Bulgaria and Azerbaijan in this area is in the center of our attention. We recently started this cooperation, and Azerbaijan has become a gas supplier for Bulgaria. We plan to increase the supply of g. Aza is even more than the declared volume. Another important area in which we can successfully plan our joint work is the definition of routes. I believe that the current projects and extension of existing connecting lines will open new good opportunities for increased transit through the territory of our countries, ”the head of state said.