site.btaTime for Diplomacy in Ukraine War, Bulgarian PM Radev Says

“It is high time for diplomacy, because this prolonged war is exhausting all parties involved and supporting it,” Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev said during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in response to a question about possible negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.

“For us, it is not important whether there will be one negotiator or a team of negotiators. What matters is that negotiations begin,” Radev said.

He added that Europe needed to strike a better balance between military, economic and diplomatic tools.

“We hope these negotiations will begin as soon as possible,” the Bulgarian prime minister said.

Radev arrived in Berlin leading a delegation that includes Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Investment and Industry Alexander Poulev and Minister of Foreign Affairs  Velislava Petrova.