Islamabad: Pakistan and Bulgaria held the sixth round of Bilateral Political Consultations in Islamabad. The Pakistan delegation was led by Additional Secretary (Europe) Ambassador Ayesha Ali, while the Bulgarian side was headed by Ambassador Petko Doykov, Director General for Bilateral Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria.
According to Radio Pakistan, the two sides reviewed the full range of bilateral relations and discussed ways to expand political engagement and cooperation in trade, investment, defence, parliamentary exchanges, culture, education, information and computer technology, and people-to-people contacts.
They also exchanged views on regional and international developments and cooperation at multilateral forums. Both sides agreed to hold the next round of consultations in Sofia, Bulgaria, on mutually agreed dates.
The Head of the Bulgarian delegation, Ambassador Doykov, also called on the Foreign Secretary, Ambassador Amna Baloch. The Foreign Secretary shared Pakistan's perspective on key regional developments, including Pakistan's mediation role in the US-Iran conflict.