“I am exceedingly gratified to say that the active dialogue with Azerbaijan at the high and highest level in recent years has helped upgrade our relationship to a strategic partnership,” Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said here on Friday, emerging from a one-to-one session with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev who arrived on a two-day official visit at his invitation.
“Azerbaijan has established itself as our desired, priority and reliable partner,” Radev said. “I am glad that we are agreed on carrying on our pragmatic and beneficial cooperation in a number of areas of shared interest,” the Bulgarian head of State added.