Bulgaria has long been known as “The land of roses” because the flowers are found everywhere around the Balkan country.

 The recent visits of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung to Kazakhstan, Algeria, Portugal and Bulgaria have helped multilateral economic links and bilateral collaborations, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bui Thanh Son, has told the press.

Bulgaria regards Vietnam as an important Southeast Asian partner and is ready to back the Southeast nation in its expanded relations with the EU, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev told Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan yesterday.

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 A 14 member Bulgarian delegation led by former minister of tourism, Anelia Krushkova, arrived in HCM City on August 4 to conduct a tourism survey in Vietnam and the Southeast Asian region.

 Vietnam and Bulgaria will increase all-round cooperation, especially in economics, education-training, culture, tourism, national defence and security.

VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang and his Bulgarian counterpart Rosen Plevneliev agreed on a new economic co-operation model that aims to transform the two countries' relationship into a strategic partnership

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam and Bulgaria are expected to sign a joint statement during President Rosen Plevneliev’s October 27-31 visit, demonstrating the two countries’ desire to develop a strategic partnership in the future.

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