Bulgarian 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.
Georg Georgiev and Marco 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 the modernisation of the Bulgarian Armed Forces, implemented in partnership with the US, namely the purchase of F-16 Block 70 fighter jets, the first of which landed on Bulgarian soil yesterday. The Bulgarian top diplomat also highlighted the joint projects for the acquisition by Bulgaria of the new Stryker infantry fighting vehicles and Javelin anti-tank missiles.
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 among the topics of the talks between Georgiev and Rubio. The two agreed that deepening cooperation in defence and energy are priority objectives on the bilateral agenda between the two countries and within NATO. Georg Georgiev and Marco Rubio confirmed that they would continue their dialogue, including through a visit of the Bulgarian Foreign Minister to Washington. I BGNES
