site.btaBulgaria-Saudi Arabia Economic Cooperation Committee to Meet in Beginning of Q3

The first session of the Joint Committee for Economic Cooperation between Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is expected to be held in Sofia in the beginning of the third quarter of 2024. On the sidelines there will be a large-scale bilateral business forum, the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) said on Monday. The agreement, providing the legal framework for the establishment of a joint committee between the two countries, was signed in March 2023 in Sofia.

Dimitar Abadzhiev, Chairman of the Bulgarian-Saudi Chamber of Commerce, visited BCCI and held talks with President Tsvetan Simeonov.

During the talks Abadzhiev, who is a former Bulgarian ambassador to Riyadh, presented the plans of the joint chamber to expand its activities with partners in Saudi Arabia. The sides also discussed the possibilities of intensifying bilateral cooperation in a number of areas, including energy, economy, investment, education, culture and innovation, the statement said.