Bulgaria and Pakistan Wednesday announced support for the Afghan-driven reconciliation efforts to restore peace in the war-shattered Afghanistan.
Visiting Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nickolay Evtimov Mladenov and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi told a joint press conference here that Pakistan and Bulgaria are supportive of reconciliation process in Afghanistan to bring normalcy there but it should be led by Afghans themselves.
Pakistan and Bulgaria will sign an agreement on Thursday to promote economic ties and expand bilateral trade and investment, foreign ministers of the two countries said on Wednesday after bilateral talks.
They said they have decided to expand bilateral relations in various fields including defense, economy, trade and culture.
Qureshi said both the countries also decided to expand political consultations and their next round will be held this year. He said both the countries have also decided to establish linkages between their universities.
The Bulgarian foreign minister said that his country appreciates Pakistan's role in the fight against radicalism and terrorism.
He said that the international community must take collective stand against radicalism and there should be religious harmony all over the world to fight these elements.
He said Bulgaria has rich experience in generating coal energy and it can share its experience with Pakistan to overcome energy crisis.
Mladenov said his country fully supports Pakistan in European Union to get trade concessions and improve its economy.
Qureshi said while replying to a question that Pakistan and Afghanistan are developing their relations at all levels and there is a qualitative change at official military and political level during the past few years.
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