PM Radev visits Brussels for talks with NATO and EU leaders

Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev is visiting Brussels, where he is due to meet NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

Later in the day, Radev is also scheduled to hold talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa.

The Bulgarian delegation includes Deputy Prime Ministers Alexander Pulev, Ivo Hristov and Atanas Pekanov, as well as Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova and Defence Minister Dimitar Stoyanov.

After arriving in Brussels on Wednesday, Radev met Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever. Before travelling to Brussels, the Bulgarian prime minister visited Paris for talks with French President Emmanuel Macron.

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Editor: Miglena Ivanova