Uzbekistan and Bulgaria to expand mutually beneficial cooperation

On June 10 at the “Kuksaroy” residence, an official welcoming ceremony for the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev who is paying an official visit to our country was held.

State flags of the two countries were displayed on the square in front of the residence and a guard of honor was lined up.

The President of Uzbekistan warmly welcomed the distinguished guest and invited him to the pedestal.

The national anthems were played. To the sounds of the military band, the leaders went around the guard of honor and greeted the members of official delegations.

After the joint photographing, the negotiations of the heads of state with the participation of the delegations began.

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President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev held talks with President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev at the "Kuksaroy" residence.

Topical issues of further development of practical cooperation between Uzbekistan and Bulgaria were discussed.

Warmly greeting the Bulgarian leader, the Head of our state emphasized that the first summit in 17 years will be historic and will bring Uzbek-Bulgarian relations of friendship and partnership to a qualitatively new level.

The activation of interaction at the level of parliaments, economic and foreign policy departments has been noted with deep satisfaction.

Trade turnover indicators are growing, new directions and cooperation projects are being worked out.

Humanitarian exchanges are being carried out and twinning ties have been established between Bukhara and Varna, Samarkand and Plovdiv.

In order to further strengthen the multifaceted cooperation, the importance of establishing systematic contacts between the foreign policy ministries was emphasized.

Special attention was paid to the issues of increasing trade turnover, primarily by expanding supplies of textile, food, chemical and pharmaceutical products, metal products and technological equipment.

To stimulate the growth of mutual trade, a decision was made to open trade houses in the capitals, accredit laboratories and allocate preferential credit lines.

Promotion of joint projects in agricultural complex and food industry, pharmaceuticals, geology, artificial intelligence, digital and IT technologies, tourism was identified as a priority direction.

Separate attention was paid to the issues of developing effective land and air corridors. In this context, sides agreed to review the possibility of launching direct air routes between the two countries.

To establish systematic interaction in the sphere of labour resources, the issue of opening a representative office of Agency of migration of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the city of Sofia will be elaborated.

Initiatives to intensify humanitarian ties, including academic and scientific exchanges were supported, including a meeting of rectors of leading universities to be held in Andijan this year.

An agreement was also reached to organize a week of Uzbek and Bulgarian culture and cinema next year.

In order to ensure systemic control over the implementation of the agreements reached, the sides agreed to adopt a joint “road map” and raise the level of co-chairmen of the Intergovernmental Commission, involving heads of regions and major companies in its activities.

At the end of the meeting, President Rumen Radev invited President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to pay a return visit to Bulgaria at a convenient time.

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Following the summit talks held in the city of Tashkent, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev signed a Joint Declaration on expanding bilateral cooperation.

In the presence of the leaders, bilateral documents were also exchanged, including the Program of cooperation between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs for 2026-2027 and the Agreement on establishing partnership relations between the cities of Tashkent and Sofia.

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Following the high-level Uzbekistan – Bulgaria talks, a tree planting ceremony was held at the Kuksaroy residence.

Presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Rumen Radev planted a tree on the Alley of Honored Guests as a sign of friendship and partnership between people, and mutual desire to open a new page in the history of bilateral relations.

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