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Official Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Milkov

Nikolay Milkov was born on December 10, 1957 in Sofia.

He graduated from the French High School in Sofia, today the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Europe of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Leo Doherty, received at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

This was announced by the press center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

The two sides gave a high assessment of the excellent state of bilateral relations between Bulgaria and the United Kingdom.

Priority is given to the active development and deepening of bilateral cooperation in all areas of mutual interest, including security and defense, justice and internal affairs, countering disinformation, trade and economy, technology, education, science.

A concrete expression of the intentions of both parties is the work on a joint document to deepen bilateral relations and build a Strategic Partnership between Bulgaria and the United Kingdom.

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In the course of the conversation, the parties discussed the Russian military aggression against Ukraine, with Leo Doherty highly appreciating the contribution of our country within the framework of the general support for Ukraine and the Bulgarian position in the context of the EU and NATO's unified response to the Russian military aggression and Russia's destabilizing behavior.

Earlier today, Leo Doherty met with the acting ministers of the interior and defense, Ivan Demerdzhiev and Dimitar Stoyanov. 

The British Embassy in Sofia reports that Minister Doherty's visit is a demonstration of solidarity with Bulgaria in its efforts to support Ukraine, as well as in its joint work with international partners in seeking responsibility from Russia, the embassy notes. 

Nikolai Milkov

United Kingdom