Armenia and Bulgaria reaffirmed their commitment to deepen and expand  bilateral cooperation

ArmInfo. the residence of the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan  a state dinner took place in honor of the President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev.

According to the press service of the Armenian leader, during his  speech, Sargsyan stated that over the past quarter century, working  together in both bilateral and multilateral formats, Armenia and  Bulgaria have gone a substantial way, multiplying and enriching the  inherited contacts, giving them a more businesslike, objective and  focused on the future essence. In its trunks, we are talking about  achievements in both political and trade-economic, tourist,  inter-parliamentary, defense, scientific-educational and cultural  spheres.

The President of Armenia also noted that the school named after the  Bulgarian poet Pejo Yavorov which the Bulgarian head visited, and the  museum based there in honor of the poet is a vivid example of how the  descendants of the two peoples built friendships. "Our friendship has  a solid foundation, but, even the most solid foundation, needs daily  care and attention." We must continue working to ensure that our  relations have qualitative growth, "Sargsyan said.

In his turn, Radev expressed the conviction that the past effective  meetings will help to intensify the dialogue and create conditions  for deepening cooperation between Armenia and Bulgaria in all  mutually beneficial spheres. "I am excited because after the 14-year  break, the President of Bulgaria visited Armenia and I am sure that  the effective negotiations held today will help to intensify the  political dialogue and create conditions for deepening the  Armenian-Bulgarian bilateral cooperation in all mutually beneficial  areas. I am also pleased that I am visiting the capital Armenia -  Yerevan, on the eve of its 2800th anniversary.There are traditionally  friendly relations between Armenia and Bulgaria, in which there have  never been open questions, "said President Bo Garii. In this context,  he highly appreciated the role of the Armenian community of the  country in the development of bilateral relations.

At the same time, noting that on January 13 of this year 140 years  have passed since the birth of the famous Bulgarian poet Yavorov,  Radev stated that he is known and loved both in Bulgaria and in  Armenia, and his verse "Armenians" created a bridge of proximity  between two peoples.  Touching upon the framework agreement signed  between Armenia and the EU, the President of Bulgaria expressed the  conviction that after rapid ratification, it will become an  instrument for closer cooperation with the European Union. "I am glad  that my visit is taking place during Bulgaria's chairmanship of the  Council of the EU, this is one of my few visits to third countries  during this period, which demonstrates the important role we attach  to relations with Armenia." During Bulgaria's presidency of the EU  Council the country will continue to hold the center of attention and  support all the EU policies that will also strengthen our bilateral  relations and are sure that they should lead to concrete and tangible  results for citizens: deepen the proximity, trans sports and energy  contacts, contacts between people, cooperation in the field of  education, "said the Bulgarian leader.