Pakistan and Bulgaria hold Bilateral Political Consultations
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
The sixth round of Pakistan-Bulgaria Bilateral Political Consultations was held in Islamabad today.
The Pakistan delegation was led by Ambassador Ayesha Ali, Additional Secretary Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while the Bulgarian delegation was headed by H.E. Ambassador Petko Doykov, Director General for Bilateral Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria. The two sides reviewed the full range of bilateral relations and discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in areas of mutual interest, including political engagement, trade and economic relations, defence, culture, education, and people-to-people exchanges.
They also exchanged views on regional and international developments and discussed cooperation at multilateral forums. The consultations were held in a cordial and constructive atmosphere. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to continued engagement and closer bilateral cooperation.
The previous round of consultations was held in Sofia on 11 April 2023.
The Head of the Bulgarian delegation, Ambassador Doykov, also called on the Foreign Secretary, Ambassador Amna Baloch. The Foreign Secretary shared Pakistan’s perspective on key regional developments, including Pakistan’s mediation role in the US-Iran conflict.
Reference Link:- https://mofa.gov.pk/press-releases/pakistan-and-bulgaria-hold-bilateral-political-consultations
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
