BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 3. The joint commission on trade and economic cooperation of Bulgaria and Azerbaijan will meet in Baku in July, although the timing will depend on the June 9 Bulgarian election, a source in the Azerbaijani government told Trend.
For Azerbaijan, the nation's Minister of Agriculture Majnun Mammadov serves as co-chairman of the commission.
To note, Bulgaria will hold an early parliamentary election on June 9 to form a new government. On the same day, voting will take place in Bulgaria for the election of deputies to the European Parliament (such voting will take place throughout the EU, as the leadership of EU structures is changing).
President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev paid an official visit to Baku on May 8.
During this visit, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Radev signed the “Joint Declaration on Strengthening Strategic Partnership between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Bulgaria”.
Besides, Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan Elmin Mammadov and member of the Board of “Bulgaria Air” JSC Hristo Todorov signed the “Code Share Agreement between Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC and Bulgaria Air JSC”.
Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan Elmin Mammadov and Caretaker Minister of Energy of Bulgaria Vladimir Malinov signed the “Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Innovation and Growth of the Republic of Bulgaria on cooperation in the field of technological innovation.”
Additionally, Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan Mikayil Jabbarov and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Asarel-Medet JSC Dimitar Tsotsorkov signed the “Memorandum of Understanding between the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic and Asarel Investment EAD” (the issue is about gasification of several Bulgarian towns).
Azerbaijan has been selling gas to Bulgaria since 2021.
Bulgarian companies will take part in Baku Energy Week on June 4–6 in Baku.
The good news is that starting on June 7, Azerbaijani Airlines' (AZAL) flights to Sofia will run twice a week.