GANJA, Azerbaijan, June 6. Important agreements
are expected to be signed between Bulgaria and Azerbaijan in the
coming months, Bulgarian Ambassador Rouslan Stoyanov told Trend during his visit to
Ganja.
According to him, energy and intercity cooperation between the
countries is expanding.
The ambassador said that relations between Bulgaria and
Azerbaijan have been developing dynamically in recent years,
especially, cooperation in the energy sector is of strategic
importance.
According to him, last year, Azerbaijan provided about
two-thirds of Bulgaria's gas needs. The diplomat also noted that
work is currently underway on a project to transfer electricity
from renewable energy sources between the two countries.
The ambassador emphasized that this project will be implemented
within the framework of a quadrilateral agreement to be signed
between Azerbaijan, Georgia, Türkiye, and Bulgaria. According to
the document, it's planned to lay an electric cable for energy
transmission between the countries.
Stoyanov said that high-level Bulgarian officials have visited
Azerbaijan in recent months and mutual visits are expected to
continue. According to him, the Bulgarian head of state plans to
visit Azerbaijan in the coming months, and new important agreements
are expected to be signed during this visit.
The ambassador added that intercity relations between Bulgaria
and Azerbaijan are also developing. According to him, Veliko
Tarnovo and Shusha are sister cities, and a park is planned to be
built in Shusha.
