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Bulgarian energy minister meets Turkish counterpart in Istanbul

Vladimir Malinov
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Caretaker Energy Minister Vladimir Malinov is on a working visit to Turkey. Today he will hold talks in Istanbul with his Turkish counterpart, Dr Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources. The meeting is on the initiative of Minister Malinov in connection with the decision of the Bulgarian National Assembly on April 19, which mandates the Minister of Energy to take the necessary steps to renegotiate the agreement between the Bulgarian state gas supplier Bulgargaz and the Turkish energy company Botas.





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