India, Bulgaria discuss expanding ties in trade, defence, semiconductors, AI

SOFIA: (Jun 10) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday held talks with Bulgaria’s top leadership and discussed ways to expand bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, defence, semiconductors, and artificial intelligence.

Jaishankar, who is on a two-nation tour of Bulgaria and Finland from June 10-11, met Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev and conveyed the greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the government and people of the Balkan nation.

In a social media post after the meeting, Jaishankar said the two sides highlighted their “robust bilateral ties”, recent opportunities created by the strengthening of the India-EU strategic partnership and the imperative for closer India-Bulgaria cooperation to “de-risk and diversify” in an increasingly volatile global environment