Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev was planning to visit Azerbaijan in November 2007, the Azerbaijan Embassy in Bulgaria announced on October 8.

Stanishev will visit Azerbaijan on an invitation by Azerbaijani prime minister Artur Rasizadeh.

On April 17 and 18, Azerbaijani Emergency situations minister Kamaladdin Heydarov visited Sofia. Stanishev stated his interest to visit Azerbaijan in a meeting with Heydarov, Azerbaijani Trend news agency reported.

Bulgaria is interestested in expanding the trade and economic relations with Azerbaijan. Trade turnover between Azerijan and Bulgara was $47 million (33.36 million euro) in 2007, Trend news agency said.