Bulgarian PM: Ukraine, Bulgaria sign security cooperation agreement
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Bulgarian Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov signed a security cooperation agreement on Monday, March 30.
"Today, the president and I signed a security cooperation agreement that had long been in preparation, and I am glad we were able to do it this time. And this is not just some formality – it is joint work in the dimension of our shared Atlantic security," Gyurov said during a joint press conference with Zelenskyy in Kyiv.
The prime minister also said the Bulgarian government had approved a national contribution to the PURL program.
In addition, Gyurov and Zelenskyy discussed security in the Black Sea region.
"We greatly value the extensive experience Ukraine has accumulated in protecting critical infrastructure and in ensuring freedom of navigation in the Black Sea, to the extent that we believe Ukraine is a key factor for security not only in the Black Sea region, but for NATO’s entire eastern flank," he said.
Gyurov also said that Ukraine and Bulgaria had signed a protocol regarding the G.S. Rakovski Bolhrad Gymnasium, in particular to ensure that students would be able to receive education in the Bulgarian language.
