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Azerbaijan and Bulgaria hold political consultations in Sofia

06 November 2026 19:34 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov paid a visit to the Republic of Bulgaria on November 5–6, APA reports.

During the visit, the sixth round of political consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria was held in Sofia. The delegations were headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov from the Azerbaijani side and Deputy Foreign Minister Ivanka Tasheva from the Bulgarian side.

As part of the visit, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova-Chamova received Deputy Minister Elnur Mammadov. Issues of mutual interest were discussed during the meeting.

The Azerbaijani delegation then held meetings at the Bulgarian National Assembly with members of the Bulgaria-Azerbaijan Interparliamentary Friendship Group and its chairman Hamid Hamid, as well as members of the Foreign Policy Committee and its deputy chairman Slavi Vasilev. During the discussions, the importance of promoting parliamentary diplomacy, intensifying contacts between legislative bodies, and the significant role of interparliamentary relations in developing bilateral ties was emphasized.

During the visit, Deputy Minister Elnur Mammadov delivered a lecture to attendees of the Diplomatic Institute of the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and members of the Student Diplomatic Club of Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski.

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