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

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu pays visit to Bulgaria

Photo: BGNES

The Foreign Ministers of Bulgaria and Turkey – Ekaterina Zaharieva and Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu are to discuss, in Sofia today, bilateral relations and cooperation in security and combatting illegal migration, partnership within NATO and other international organizations, EU-Turkey relations.

This is the first official visit by a Turkish foreign minister to Bulgaria since 2014, and it comes at a time of an upward trend in the relations between the two countries. Turkey is in 4th position in Bulgaria’s exports after Germany, Italy and Romania, and in 5th position in imports after Germany, Russia, Italy and Romania. 



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

Cloudy weather and higher temperatures expected on Friday

On Friday morning, there will be fog in the lowlands and valleys. The cloud cover will start to increase from the west. The lowest temperatures will be between minus 2°C and 3°C, around minus 1°C in Sofia. During the day, there will be temporary..

published on 1/23/25 5:20 PM

UPDATED: Bulgarian hostages released by Yemen's Houthis return home

Captain Lyubomir Chanev and chief mate Danail Veselinov returned to Bulgaria. They were held captive by Yemen's Houthis for 430 days. The Galaxy Leader ship with the two Bulgarians on board, was hijacked in the Red Sea on November 19, 2023, shortly..

published on 1/23/25 5:13 PM

Citizens protest in support of the Blue Stones Nature Park

Environmentalists protested in front of the Ministry of Environment and Water against plans to reduce the area of the Blue Stones Nature Park and the creation of settlements. According to the environmentalists, if construction in the park is not..

published on 1/23/25 3:54 PM