site.btaBulgaria's Chief Diplomat Receives UK Minister for Europe

Meeting in Sofia on Thursday, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Milkov and UK Minister for Europe Leo Docherty gave high marks for the excellent state of bilateral relations, the Foreign Ministry said. They noted that their governments are working to expand their cooperation in all areas of mutual interest, including security and defence, justice and home affairs, disinformation control, trade and economic exchange.

According to the press release, Sofia and London are drafting a joint document on promoting bilateral relations and building a strategic partnership.

Milkov and Docherty discussed the Russian military aggression against Ukraine. The UK official praised Bulgaria's contribution to the common support for Ukraine and the Bulgarian position within the joint response of the EU and NATO to the Russian military aggression and the Kremlin's destabilizing conduct.