Georg Georgiev in a Telephone Conversation with Marco Rubio: The USA is Our Strategic Partner; We Work Together on Energy Security, Defence Capabilities, and Investments
29 April 2025 News
"The USA is our key strategic partner and NATO ally, with whom we will continue to work jointly towards achieving our shared goals – energy security, defence capabilities and investments," stated the Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev during a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The call took place less than a month after the two met during the NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Brussels, where they agreed to continue their dialogue.
Georg Georgiev and Marco Rubio reviewed the leading elements of the strategic partnership between Bulgaria and the USA, with an emphasis on deepening cooperation in the fields of defence and nuclear energy. Minister Georgiev highly valued the partnership with the USA in modernising the Bulgarian armed forces through the acquisition of F-16 Block 70 fighter jets and our joint projects for the procurement of new infantry fighting vehicles "Stryker" and anti-tank missiles "Javelin". Georg Georgiev and Marco Rubio also discussed the strategic significance of the agreement with the American company "Westinghouse" for the diversification of nuclear fuel for the Kozloduy NPP and our overall energy security.
At the end of the conversation, Secretary of State Marco Rubio welcomed the deepening of bilateral relations with Bulgaria and expressed the United States’ readiness for closer cooperation with our country.