site.btaEnergy Minister Stankov Heads on Two-Day Visit to the US

Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov is heading on a two-day official visit to the United States, the Energy Ministry said in a press release on Sunday. During his visit, he will participate in the Sixth Delphi Forum, which is being held in Washington, where he will take part in a high-level discussion on the new map of energy diplomacy.

His schedule also includes government-level talks, including with the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Geoffrey Pyatt, as well as participation in a roundtable with representatives from the American business community.

Minister Stankov is expected to meet with the leadership of the American company Westinghouse and The Export-Import Bank of the United States, the press release further said.

The Energy Ministry considers its cooperation with the American company Westinghouse to be strategically important for the development of Bulgaria's nuclear energy sector. On December 20, 2024, the then acting caretaker Energy Minister Vladimir Malinov said that "the strategy in nuclear energy is to have alternatives," commenting on the contract signed in his presence between the representatives of the Kozloduy NPP and Westinghouse Electric Company for the development of safety analyses for licensing and implementation of alternative nuclear fuel type at Unit 6 of the Bulgarian nuclear power plant.