Azerbaijan and Bulgaria have discussed the development of bilateral relations, particularly ways to expand mutual trade in various areas of the economy, Report informs.
Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Bulgaria Huseyn Huseynov held meetings with Bulgaria’s newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadjov and Minister of Economy and Industry Peter Dilov.
“Had the pleasure of meeting with the newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications of Bulgaria, Mr. Grozdan Karadjov and Minister of Economy and Industry of Bulgaria, Mr. Peter Dilov. Issues of connectivity and transport communications, cooperation opportunities within the Trans-Caspian East-West Middle Corridor initiatives, further developing Azerbaijan-Bulgaria trade-economic relations, in particular in the non-energy sector, and facilitation of Azerbaijan-Bulgaria investment capacities were extensively discussed at the meetings,” Huseynov wrote on X.
According to Bulgarian media, Minister Peter Dilov noted during the meeting with Huseynov that increasing direct Azerbaijani investments in the country is an important priority for Bulgaria.
“It is fundamentally important for us to promote the export of Bulgarian goods to Azerbaijan, including machinery products, electronic goods, food industry equipment, lifting and transport equipment, pharmaceuticals, etc.,” Dilov said.
He noted that Azerbaijan and Bulgaria have great potential for developing cooperation in agriculture and food industry. During the meeting, priority sectors were also identified where the two countries should focus their efforts, such as IT, pharmaceuticals, transport, tourism, and energy. Ambassador Huseynov emphasized the Azerbaijani side’s readiness for active cooperation.
