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President Rumen Radev held a telephone call today with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Boyce. Matthew Boyce voiced the support of the United States for Bulgaria’s hosting the Three Seas Presidential Initiative in 2021, the goal of which is to promote the transport, energy and digital connectivity in Eastern Europe.

 

The two shared the stance that attracting all participating countries to the Three Seas Investment Fund will be essential to introducing more pragmatism in the format for regional cooperation. The United States is expected to support the Fund by making a donation of one billion dollars. The Head of State highlighted the importance of the business as well, and also of the international financial institutions which can show interest in implementing joint projects. 

 

Expanding the geographical scope of the Initiative and attracting partners such as Greece and Cyprus in implementing the joint projects was also among the topics discussed. 

 

During the meeting, which was held on the initiative of the Bulgarian Head of State, Rumen Radev welcomed the agreement reached on the ceasefire in Gaza and the release of the hostages

Head of State Rumen Radev today congratulated his counterpart Zoran Milanovic on the occasion of his convincing victory in the presidential elections in Croatia.

Ignazden's first guest at the presidential institution is Viktor Orban, and I believe that a much better year awaits us both for relations between Bulgaria and Hungary, as well as for our peoples and Europe, the President said after his meeting with the Prime Minister of Hungary

During the talks, the Head of State stressed the key importance of ensuring the safe operation of the nuclear power plant, as well as providing Bulgarian companies, engineers and technical workers with the opportunity to participate in the activities related to the construction and operation of the new units