The Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Economy Svetlan Stoev and Kiril Petkov met with the US Ambassador Hero Mustafa
17 May 2021 News
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Svetlan Stoev and the Minister of Economy Kiril Petkov discussed with the US Ambassador Hero Mustafa current topics from the shared agenda of the Bulgaria-US Strategic Dialogue, as well as the Bulgarian chairmanship of the Three Seas Initiative.
Minister Stoev stressed the continuity in the foreign policy of the caretaker government, as well as the desire of the Bulgarian side to further deepen the strategic partnership with the United States both bilaterally and in the context of transatlantic relations. He focused on key priorities for Bulgaria in relations with the United States, including Bulgaria's accession to the US Visa Waiver Program, the start of negotiations on a bilateral social security agreement, support for Bulgaria's accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and development.
In the light of the Bulgarian hosting of the Three Seas Initiative in 2021 and the forthcoming summit in Sofia, the Minister of Economy Kiril Petkov expressed the desire of the Bulgarian side for closer contacts with business partners not only from Central and Eastern Europe, but also from USA.
With the establishment of the Bulgaria-US Strategic Dialogue, whose first session was on January 8, 2020, bilateral cooperation was raised to a qualitatively new level, both bilaterally and through multilateral cooperation.