Bulgarian Foreign Minister with an Interview For TASS

"Our ambition is to have an equal and mutually beneficial bilateral political dialogue with Russia, guided by our national interests and at the same time adhering to the common policies of the EU and NATO Member States." This was stated by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva in an interview with the Russian news agency TASS, published on the eve of his visit to Moscow on October 20-22, 2019.

"I am convinced that such a dialogue will contribute to the development of our cooperation in areas of mutual interest, to finding mutually acceptable solutions to current issues of bilateral relations, and to exchanging views on current issues on the international agenda'', she said.

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"We also attach great importance to cooperation in the field of culture and education. The intensification of the political dialogue should be reflected in the expansion of trade and economic relations'', Zaharieva said.

"There has been no visit of a Bulgarian foreign minister to Moscow for 8 years. This will also be my first visit to Russia since 2017.  I am glad that this visit is happening at a time when our two countries are celebrating 140 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations and I thank Mr. Sergey Lavrov for the invitation, "she said.

"My visit is dedicated and I would like to be against the background of our desire to continue the bilateral dialogue with the Russian side, based on constructive cooperation and mutual respect for interests. We are interested in conducting an equal and mutually beneficial political dialogue, guided by our national interests and the common EU and NATO policies'',...