Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nickolay Mladenov will undertake his first-ever visit to Pakistan from January 19-21, 2011, said a statement issued by the foreign office, here on Monday. The foreign minister will hold talks with Foreign Minister, Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi to review status of bilateral relations as well as exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual interest.
He will also call on the Prime Minister. The two sides are expected to institutionalise co-operation in economic field, whereas an agreement on economic co-operation would be finalised during the visit. Pakistan re-opened its resident mission in Sofia in June 2009. Pakistan and Bulgaria have traditionally enjoyed friendly and co-operative relations and there are opportunities of co-operation in economic, trade, oil and gas and mineral exploration.
The two countries share commonality of views on regional and international issues and are partners in counter-terrorism. Bulgaria is a member of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) and European Union and the visit would provide an opportunity to share Pakistan's perspective on its relations with both. Bulgaria is also supportive of Pakistan's greater access to EU markets.-PR
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