Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Bulgaria-Saudi Arabia relations are rooted in pragmatism with a vision for the future: Mariya Gabriel

Photo: BGNES

Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel paid a visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. “Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia have traditionally good relations rooted in pragmatism and a vision for the future,” Mariya Gabriel said. She presented Bulgaria as a factor of security in Southeastern Europe and an important regional, innovations, energy and transport hub. In Saudi Arabia, Deputy Prime Minister Mariya Gabriel discussed geopolitical issues such as the war in Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East. She held meetings with the Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud and Minister of Investment engineer Khalid Al-Falih. The discussions focused on potential investments in energy, transport, digital infrastructure, green technologies and hydrogen. The Bulgarian deputy prime minister congratulated Saudi Arabia on winning the bid to host World Expo 2030.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Bulgaria drops 2 slots in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2024

Bulgaria remains one of the countries with a high level of corruption in the public sector, indicates the Corruption Perceptions Index 2024 published by Transparency International. With a score of 43, Bulgaria ranks 76 th out of 180 countries..

published on 2/11/25 9:29 AM
Lyudmila Petkova

DPS-Democracy, Rights and Freedoms oppose the appointment of Lyudmila Petkova as director of public finance watchdog

The parliamentary group of DPS-Democracy, Rights and Freedoms, affiliated with Ahmed Dogan declared they were categorically opposed to the appointment of Lyudmila Petkova to the post of director of the Public Financial Inspection Agency (PFIA),..

published on 2/11/25 9:12 AM

PM Zhelyazkov attends AI talks on day 2 of Paris summit

Today is the second day of Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov's participation in the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris. The forum brings together world leaders, representatives of business, academia and civil society. Today, Zhelyazkov..

published on 2/11/25 7:40 AM