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Bulgarian President Rumen Radev visits Portugal

Presidents Radev (right) and de Sousa met in Bulgaria in June last year.
Photo: BGNES

President Rumen Radev is on a state visit to Portugal at the invitation of his Portuguese counterpart Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

Today, April 12, the Bulgarian Head of State will be welcomed by Marcelo Rebelo de Souza with an official ceremony in Porto at 12 pm local time.

In the early afternoon the two Presidents will hold a meeting. Later, President Radev will hold talks with the mayor of Porto Rui Moreira.

The following day, 13 April, in the capital Lisbon, Radev will meet Prime Minister Antonio Costa and the President of the Assembly of the Republic, Augusto Santos Silva. Radev is also scheduled to visit the European Maritime Safety Agency and the Military Academy in Lisbon.

During his visit to Portugal, Bulgarian Head of State will also talk with representatives of the Bulgarian community in the country. 

On his official visit to Portugal, the President will be accompanied by his wife, Desislava Radeva.




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