Minister Georg Georgiev Meets with the Chargé d'Affaires ad interim of the U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria, Ms. Susan Falatko
28 February 2025 News
Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev received Ms. Susan Falatko today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who arrived in Sofia a few days ago as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim of the U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria.
During the meeting, Minister Georgiev and Ms. Falatko reviewed the leading elements of the strategic partnership between Bulgaria and the USA, as well as priority regional and global issues.
Emphasis in the conversation was placed on cooperation between the two countries in areas such as security and defense, energy security and diversification, bilateral trade and investment, innovation and new technologies, connectivity, people-to-people contacts, and more.
The two sides expressed their readiness to work toward holding the third session of the Strategic Dialogue between Bulgaria and the USA in Sofia, which has established itself as an ambitious framework for high-level discussions and contributes to the development of the strategic partnership between Bulgaria and the USA and the strengthening of fruitful interaction in all areas of bilateral relations.
During the conversation, Minister Georgiev emphasized the priority importance for the Bulgarian government of Bulgaria's inclusion in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, sharing his expectation for a positive decision in the near future. The American diplomat welcomed the significant progress achieved by the Bulgarian institutions in fulfilling the criteria for inclusion in the Program and expressed readiness for continued good cooperation in this direction.
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