{"id":63974,"date":"2026-05-22T05:44:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T05:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=63974"},"modified":"2026-05-22T05:44:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T05:44:55","slug":"pakistan-looks-forward-to-strengthening-enhancing-of-bilateral-cooperation-under-new-leadership-of-bulgaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-looks-forward-to-strengthening-enhancing-of-bilateral-cooperation-under-new-leadership-of-bulgaria\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Looks Forward to Strengthening \/ Enhancing of Bilateral Cooperation under New Leadership of Bulgaria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63976\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pakistan-Bulgaria-e1779427411550.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"320\" \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>ISLAMABAD : 15 May 2026 &#8211;\u00a0 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has extended warm felicitations to Mr. Rumen Radev on his assumption of the office of the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, expressing his desire to working closely with him for stronger bilateral cooperation.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar has extended his heartiest congratulations to Dr. Velislava Petrova-Chamova on her appointment as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in a letter to him,\u00a0 congratulated Bulgarian counterpart Rumen Radev on his election to the high office.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of the people and Government of Pakistan, as well as on my own behalf, I wish to extend our warm and cordial felicitations to you, on assumption of the Office of the Prime Minister of Bulgaria,\u201d the prime minister wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He said that Radev\u2019s election to this high office was a testament to the trust and confidence reposed by the people of Bulgaria in his tremendous abilities and sagacious leadership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPakistan and Bulgaria enjoy close and cordial relations based on mutual respect and goodwill. I am confident that under Your Excellency\u2019s sagacious leadership, these ties will continue to strengthen. In this context, I look forward to working closely with Your Excellency\u2019s Government to further advance cooperation between our two countries,\u201d the letter stated.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz conveyed his best wishes for Radev\u2019s continued good health, success, and happiness, as well as for peace, progress, and prosperity of the friendly people of the Republic of Bulgaria.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Ana9IuLq6u\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-bulgaria-sign-programme-for-cooperation-in-the-field-of-culture-unesco-world-conference-mondiacult-2025\/\">Pakistan Bulgaria sign  Programme for Cooperation in the Field of Culture @ UNESCO World Conference MONDIACULT \u2013 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan Bulgaria sign  Programme for Cooperation in the Field of Culture @ UNESCO World Conference MONDIACULT \u2013 2025&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-bulgaria-sign-programme-for-cooperation-in-the-field-of-culture-unesco-world-conference-mondiacult-2025\/embed\/#?secret=H7aix5rRfF#?secret=Ana9IuLq6u\" data-secret=\"Ana9IuLq6u\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, on April 22, the prime minister had also congratulated Rumen Radev on his party\u2019s victory in the Bulgarian parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI congratulate H.E. Mr Rumen Radev on his historic victory in the recently held Parliamentary elections in Bulgaria,\u201d he\u00a0wrote\u00a0on his X timeline.<\/p>\n<p>He said that Pakistan valued its cordial and friendly relations with Bulgaria and looked forward to working closely with the newly elected Bulgarian Government to further strengthen the bilateral ties.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, in a congratulatory letter, the deputy prime minister expressed confidence that under her able leadership, Bulgarian diplomacy would continue to flourish and accomplish great feats.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>He said that he looked forward to working closely with her to further strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation in multilateral fora.<\/p>\n<p>The deputy prime minister also wished the great Bulgarian nation continued peace, progress, and prosperity.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on May 8, Deputy Prime Minister Dar had also felicitated Dr. Velislava Petrova-Chamova through a\u00a0post\u00a0on his X timeline and wished her every success in this important role.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook forward to further strengthening the longstanding friendship between Pakistan and Bulgaria and to expanding our mutually beneficial bilateral and multilateral cooperation,\u201d Dar wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hfQ2AbWKhf\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-march-april-2026\/\">Pakistan in the World \u2013 March \/ April 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pakistan in the World \u2013 March \/ April 2026&#8221; &#8212; Pakistan In the World\" src=\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/pakistan-in-the-world-march-april-2026\/embed\/#?secret=LXl3akaz9p#?secret=hfQ2AbWKhf\" data-secret=\"hfQ2AbWKhf\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD : 15 May 2026 &#8211;\u00a0 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has extended warm felicitations to Mr. Rumen Radev on his assumption of the office of the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, expressing his desire to working closely with him for stronger bilateral cooperation. 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