site.btaPresidents of Bulgaria and Uzbekistan Sign Joint Statement on Boosting Bilateral Cooperation
The Presidents of Bulgaria and Uzbekistan, Rumen Radev and Shavkat Mirziyoyev, signed a joint statement on strengthening bilateral political dialogue and cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, investment, connectivity, culture and educational exchange between the two countries, in Tashkent, Radev's press secretariat said on Tuesday.
Bulgarian President Radev is on an official visit to Uzbekistan at the invitation of his counterpart Mirziyoyev.
In the presence of the two heads of State, a cooperation programme for the 2026-2027 period between the Foreign Ministries of the two countries and a memorandum of understanding between the Municipalities of Sofia and Tashkent were signed.
Energy, transport and digital connectivity, industry, high technologies, the automotive sector, science, education, artificial intelligence, agriculture and food production were highlighted as particularly promising areas for the development of bilateral cooperation.
Bulgaria and Uzbekistan play an important role in the connectivity between Europe and Asia through the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route. "Bulgaria is strongly committed to the development of the corridor as a country on the west coast of the Black Sea with developed ports and the world's second busiest border crossing, between Bulgaria and Turkiye," Radev said.
On his part, the Uzbek President said that the economies of Bulgaria and Uzbekistan can complement each other in order to move forward, initiate joint projects and go on third-country markets together. “The two countries' economies will not compete, but will enrich each other if relations are properly developed,” he added.
On the agenda of the official visit is the Bulgarian head of State’s participation in a high-level panel of the Tashkent International Investment Forum, which will be opened by the President of Uzbekistan. The event, which has been held since 2022, brings together investors from all over the world. During his stay, Radev will also welcome participants in a Bulgarian-Uzbek Business Forum. In Tashkent, the Bulgarian President will confer with Tanzila Norbaeva, Chair of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis, Uzbekistan's supreme legislative body.
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