President: ‘Bulgaria and Azerbaijan are strategic partners’

Bulgaria and Azerbaijan are strategic partners, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said at the meeting with President of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev, in Sofia on September 30, Report informs, citing AZERTAC.

"Thank you, Mr. President. First of all, let me thank you for the hospitality. I am also very happy to be visiting your beautiful country again, so thank you for the invitation.

"You rightly noted that Bulgaria and Azerbaijan are strategic partners. The Declaration on strategic partnership was signed seven years ago, and over these years, this strategic partnership has manifested itself in a number of areas. I remember your official visit to Azerbaijan. The discussions and decisions we made during the visit are being implemented. As you have just mentioned, a very important event is taking place in Bulgaria tomorrow – we will celebrate the launch of the Greece-Bulgaria Interconnector project. I congratulate you from the very beginning on this occasion," the head of state said.