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Prime Minister Kiril Petkov meets Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov

01.06.2022

Prime Minister Kiril Petkov met with Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov in the Council of Ministers. The Prime Minister and the Minister recognized the very good cooperation in the energy sector. Kiril Petkov emphasized that the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB), which will go into operation soon is to supply all contracted amount of Azeri gas to the country. The Prime Minister pointed out that this would be of great benefit to Bulgarian customers and to the energy security of the country and of the whole region.

 

Jeyhun Bayramov’s visit is to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister agreed unanimously that excellent strategic cooperation exists in each sector and made a commitment to work together to expand the partnership in all areas.