site.btaDeputy FM Anguelieva Receives Uzbek Counterpart Abdullayev

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Maria Anguelieva received Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Olimjon Abdullayev at her Ministry, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry reported here on Wednesday. 

During the meeting, the two sides discussed the development of bilateral relations between Bulgaria and Uzbekistan, focusing on consular cooperation and collaboration in the area of labor migration. 

In the course of the conversation, Anguelieva highlighted the traditionally good and constructive bilateral relations, which are developing in a spirit of understanding and goodwill. She emphasized that Bulgaria  considers Uzbekistan a priority and long-term partner in Central Asia. 

She expressed Bulgaria’s desire to develop a comprehensive, long-term, and mutually beneficial cooperation with Uzbekistan—both on a bilateral level and in multilateral formats. At the same time, she noted that bilateral trade and economic relations with Uzbekistan need to be revitalized, especially in the context of Europe-Asia connectivity. 

She pointed to the EU's policy of enhanced partnership and cooperation with Central Asian countries as an additional incentive for strengthening ties with Uzbekistan.

As part of their working visit to Bulgaria, the Uzbek delegation, led by Bekhzod Musayev, head of the Migration Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, will hold meetings at the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, the Employment Agency, the Ministry of the Interior, as well as with representatives of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association.