OREANDA-NEWS. Bulgaria is interested in an equal and mutually beneficial dialogue with Russia. This was in an interview with Russian media before a visit to Moscow on October 21, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria Ekaterina Zakharieva.

“The Bulgarian Foreign Minister has not visited Moscow for eight years. For me, since I took the post of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister in 2017, this will be my first visit to Russia. I’m glad that this visit is taking place at that time, when our countries celebrate 140 years of establishing diplomatic relations, I thank the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for the invitation", she said.

The Bulgarian Foreign Minister expressed hope that her visit will take place in an atmosphere of bilateral dialogue, "based on constructive cooperation and taking into account mutual interests". "We are interested in conducting an equal and mutually beneficial dialogue, in which we are guided by national interests and the common policies of the EU and NATO", Zakharieva emphasized.