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The only reliable land route today is through Turkey and Bulgaria, said President Rumen Radev

Rumen Georgiev Radev is a Bulgarian military man, major general from the reserve.

Former commander of at a joint press conference in Istanbul with the Turkish head of state Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

According to Radev, the war in Ukraine is "already changing global supply chains", and the route through Turkey and Bulgaria has remained the only reliable land route.

Radev is meeting with Erdogan today in Istanbul

We are already feeling this fact through increased traffic through our border checkpoints.

Together we must create measures to increase security.

For our endeavors to be successful, it is important to have a well-guarded border.

We also understand the difficulties that Turkey faces in terms of migration, said the Bulgarian president at the press conference, which took place after a private meeting between the two leaders in the Vahdettin Palace. 

The Turkish head of state, in turn, stated that Turkey and Bulgaria will continue to work to improve border security.

"Our Minister of the Interior will continue to work with his colleague (from Bulgaria) and they will conduct joint activities on how together we can deal with border security," he said, quoted by BTA.

Rumen Radev

Rumen Georgiev Radev is a Bulgarian military man, major general from the reserve.

A former commander arrived today on a working visit to Turkey at the invitation of the Turkish head of state.

According to the Turkish leader, the two discussed a number of issues today, including cooperation in the fields of economy, energy, migration and security, transport connectivity between the two countries.

Rumen Radev

Bulgaria and Turkey