By: Anastas Nikolaev
Jordan Daily - SLIVEN, Bulgaria - Officials, business leaders and academics gathered in the Bulgarian city of Sliven on Wednesday for an international forum aimed at strengthening diplomatic, economic and academic cooperation between Bulgaria and Iraq.
The event was attended by Dr. Haider Al Burahi, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the Iraqi Embassy in Bulgaria, who participated as the forum's special guest. It was supported by Sliven Regional Governor Mihail Kasherov and Eng. Mincho Afuzov, alongside local officials including Deputy Mayor Stoyan Markov, Sliven Garrison Commander Col. Hristo Aleksandrov, and the chairman of the municipal council.
Participants discussed opportunities to expand bilateral cooperation and reviewed a strategic investment project focused on the development of Sliven, highlighting prospects for international business partnerships and academic collaboration.
Representatives of the Technical University–Sliven and members of the local business community received official invitations from the Iraqi Embassy to visit Iraq to explore partnerships, negotiate cooperation agreements and strengthen educational and commercial exchanges.
Entrepreneur and Middle East affairs expert Anastas Terzobaliev, who also serves as an ambassador of the Academy of Culture and Diplomacy in Italy, played a key role in coordinating the forum.
Organizers said the initiative is expected to support long-term cooperation between Bulgaria and Iraq by encouraging investment, facilitating knowledge and technology transfer, and expanding opportunities for Bulgarian companies in the Iraqi market while strengthening institutional and diplomatic ties between the two countries.
