BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 21. Bulgaria and Azerbaijan are strategic partners, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said during a one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria Kiril Petkov, Trend reports.
"We have signed a relevant declaration relatively recently. In short, this is a very high level of cooperation. Of course, our strategic cooperation covers many areas, including energy security. This is currently one of the top topics on the global agenda. These and other issues will be discussed today. I am glad that we have established cooperation in the field of energy. There is already a direct line to Bulgaria along the Southern Gas Corridor. This, of course, is a long-term cooperation that will have great potential in the future – not only energy but also other areas such as trade, investment, creation of joint ventures, tourism.
There are many areas to be discussed between friends. Our countries are friends. I am sure that this friendship will strengthen in the future," the head of state said.