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Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georgiev, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio discuss partnership

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev (L) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev held talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. They met on the sidelines of the NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Brussels. Georgiev and Rubio discussed the strategic partnership between Bulgaria and the United States, focusing on important steps to deepen cooperation in the fields of defence and nuclear energy.


Minister Georgiev highlighted the achievements in modernising Bulgaria's armed forces through its partnership with the US, including the purchase of F-16 Block 70 fighter jets, the first of which landed on Bulgarian soil yesterday.

The strategic importance of the agreement with the US company Westinghouse on the diversification of nuclear fuel for the Kozloduy nuclear power plant was also discussed.




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