Palestinian Cause, Trade Take Forefront at Jordan Foreign Minister Visit in Bulgaria

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on Tuesday received Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, who is on an official visit to Bulgaria. During his visit, Safadi also met with Bulgarian  Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva, reports The Jordan Times.  

Safadi conveyed a message from His Majesty King Abdullah to the Bulgarian president on ways of enhancing bilateral cooperation and coordination on regional issues and shared challenges, a Foreign Ministry statement said.

Radev and Borissov expressed their gratitude for the Kingdom's central efforts in sustaining regional security and stability and affirmed their dedication to developing bilateral relations with the Kingdom in various fields.

Talks between Safadi and his Bulgarian counterpart went over increasing economic, trade, tourism and educational cooperation between the two countries.

Safadi and Zakharieva also discussed a number of regional issues with the Palestinian cause at the forefront, in addition to efforts towards a peaceful resolution for the Syrian crisis and the international war on terrorism.

In a joint press conference, Safadi and his counterpart addressed the steps taken to further bilateral cooperation since King Abdullah's meeting with the Bulgarian president in Amman at the end of last year.

The two ministers pointed to preparations underway for a meeting of the Jordanian-Bulgarian committee for economic and trade cooperation, which will tackle economic, trade and investment cooperation. 

They referred to ongoing efforts to draft agreements needed to create an environment that stimulates trade and economic exchange between the two countries' private sectors.

Safadi called on Bulgarian private-sector stakeholders to...