Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has had a telephone conversation with Chancellor of Austria, Sebastian Kurtz, the press service of the Cabinet reported.
The Chancellor congratulated the Bulgarian Prime Minister on the occasion of the official start of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and wished him success. Borissov and Kurz have confirmed their willingness to cooperate actively on the general priorities of the trio made up of the presidencies of Estonia, Bulgaria, and Austria.
"Only this way we would be able to achieve consistency in security policies, the topic of the Western Balkans, budget, cyber security and cohesion policy, which are important to all Member States," PM Boyko Borissov pointed out.
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