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Barack Obama praises Bulgarian partnership and Nato contribution

Sat, Apr 04 2009 16:42 CET

byNick Iliev

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Barack Obama praises Bulgarian partnership and Nato contribution

Bulgarian President Georgi Purvanov

Photo: Assen Tonev

Barack Obama praises Bulgarian partnership and Nato contribution

TALKING NATO: France's president Nicolas Sarkozy, left, Denmark's prime minister and Nato secretary-general designate Anders Fogh Rasmussen, second left, German chancellor Angela Merkel and US president Barack Obama arrive for a working dinner at the Kurhaus in Baden-Baden, April 3 2009.

The United States highly values Bulgaria’s role and contribution within Nato, and acknowledges and values Bulgaria’s efforts in "the search of new and permanent solutions of problems concerning energy stability and security" according to a media statement by Bulgarian President Georgi Purvanov's office.

Purvanov met US president during the April 3 and 4 2009 Nato 60th anniversary summit, held in Kehl, Germany and Strasbourg, France.
 
Besides discussing issues addressing Nato’s strategic expansion, Purvanov and Obama also discussed other paramount matters such as energy security, with Purvanov informing Obama about the energy forum scheduled to be held on April 24 and 25 in Sofia. The forum is entitled "Natural Gas in Europe, Security and Partnership".
 
Obama told Purvanov that the US would be represented at the forum, indicating that the US "values Bulgaria’s contribution in the search for new and permanent solutions to problems concerning energy stability and security".
 

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