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Ambassador Kalin Anastasov met with the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of Armenia Narek Mkrtchyan

16 January 2023 News

On January 13, 2023 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Armenia H.E. Mr. Kalin Anastasov met with the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Narek Mkrtchyan.

Ambassador Kalin Anastasov introduced to Minister Mkrtchyan and his team the main policy directions and priorities of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy of Bulgaria, emphasizing that the problems and challenges facing Bulgaria and Armenia in the field of social protection are very similar. Noting the good Bulgarian-Armenian relations, he highlighted the possibility of expanding bilateral cooperation in the field of labor and social protection. Ambassador Anastasov emphasized that deep reforms are being carried out in the field of Bulgaria's social policy and declared the readiness of the Bulgarian side to provide expert support to Armenia and share good practices both in the areas of the labor market, labor migration, social assistance and inclusion, social services and assistance, work with disabled people as well as in other areas of the social sphere in the planning and implementation of which Bulgaria has accumulated experience and good expertise.

In his turn, Minister Mkrtchyan noted that he sees significant potential in the social dialogue and relations between the two countries, stating his satisfaction with the declared readiness of the Bulgarian side to support the social reforms started in Armenia, noting as priorities those concerning demographic issues and deinstitutionalization for children.

The Minister also emphasized that the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs works actively with the diplomatic representations in Armenia, as well as with the international organizations working in Yerevan, which gives an opportunity to study the experience of other countries and implement the best practices.

At the end of the meeting, an agreement was reached to continue the dialogue and cooperation in the format of workshops between the experts of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of Armenia, as well as the realization in the near future of official and working visits.

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