Vietnam, Bulgaria establish Strategic Partnership

Vietnam and Bulgaria have officially elevate their relations to a Strategic Partnership, ushering in a new era of cooperation between the two nations.

The announcement was made at a joint press briefing following talks between General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and Bulgarian President Rumen Radev in Sofia on October 23, as part of the Vietnamese leader’s official visit to Bulgaria from October 22–24.

At the event, General Secretary Lam said that building upon the positive development and great achievements of Vietnam – Bulgaria ties after 75 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, and with confidence in a bright future for the relationship, the two sides adopted a joint statement on establishing the Vietnam – Bulgaria Strategic Partnership. He described it as a critical milestone that lays the groundwork for the two countries to advance their relations for the benefit of their people as well as for peace, stability, and development in the region and the world.

The Party leader stressed that the new cooperation framework will provide a solid foundation to consolidate and deepen Vietnam-Bulgaria relations, capitalising on each nation's strengths to ensure both countries continue rapid and sustainable development in the new context.

With a view to concretising the joint statement, he said the two leaders discussed and reached consensus on strengthening political trust through high-level exchanges across all channels of Party, State, National Assembly, and people-to-people exchange, in both bilateral and multilateral frameworks, enhancing existing cooperation mechanisms and creating new ones, while deepening collaboration in specific sectors.