UAE, Bulgarian Presidents discuss strengthening ties

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Rumen Georgiev Radev, on September 1.

The two leaders explored avenues of cooperation between the UAE and Bulgaria, notably in the economic, investment, environment, renewable energy and food security fields, official news agency WAM reported.

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They also exchanged views on the latest regional and global developments, stressing on the importance of peace, development, stability and prosperity. Sheikh Mohamed said that the UAE is now one of Bulgaria’s key trading partners in the region.

The two leaders also witnessed the signing of several Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) to enhance joint cooperation. These included:

• An agreement on the strategic partnership between the governments of UAE and Bulgaria, signed by Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Nikolay Milkov, Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
• An agreement between the UAE Ministry of Education and the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science, signed by Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri, Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology, and Minister Milkov.
• An agreement between the UAE Ministry of Economy and the Bulgarian Ministry of Tourism, signed by Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, and Nikola Stoyanov, Minister of Economy and Industry.
• An agreement for cooperation on sustainable development and agri-food between the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry in Bulgaria, signed by Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Minister Stoyanov.
• An agreement between the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi and the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture, signed by Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi and Minister Melkov.
• An agreement between the Emirates News Agency (WAM) and its counterpart the Bulgarian News Agency, signed by Mohammed Jalal Al Rayssi, Director-General of WAM, and Kiril Valchev, Director-General of the Bulgarian News Agency.