site.btaBulgaria Ratifies EU-Kyrgyzstan Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement

The Bulgarian National Assembly on Wednesday ratified the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the Kyrgyz Republic, signed on June 25, 2024.

The agreement provides a new legal basis for reinforced political dialogue and deepening cooperation in many mutually beneficial areas, the European External Action Service says on its website. These include trade and investment, sustainable development and connectivity, research and innovation, education, environment and climate change, as well as rule of law, human rights and civil society. In addition, it enables the strengthening of cooperation in the area of foreign and security policy, including issues of conflict prevention and crisis management, risk reduction, cybersecurity, regional stability, disarmament, non-proliferation, arms control and export control.