Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel will participate in the 54th edition of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
16 January 2024 News
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel met with US Assistant Secretary of State James O'Brien at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The focus of the meeting was the strategic dialogue between Bulgaria and the US and common approaches to global and regional issues.
‘Support, coordination and a common response to the challenges are the key words. I am glad that as allies and partners we are responding together to regional and global challenges’, Mariya Gabriel stated.
Both of them also discussed the topics of Bulgaria's strategic position in NATO regarding security in the Black Sea region and the European perspective of the Western Balkans. Mariya Gabriel also emphasized the Memorandum of Understanding between Bulgaria and the US on countering foreign manipulation of information and its key importance in an environment of increasing hybrid attacks and disinformation.
‘I thank US Assistant Secretary of State James O'Brien for his support and willingness to give common answers to today's challenges’, Mariya Gabriel further commented.