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07 June 2012 | 12:36 | FOCUS News Agency
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Sofia. The Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence
Agency, David Petraeus, visited Bulgaria June 5-7, 2012. During his
visit, he met with President Rosen Plevneliev, Prime Minister Boyko
Borissov, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov,
and Minister of Defense Anyu Angelov, as well as with each of the
Bulgarian intelligence agency directors, announced the U.S. embassy in
Bulgaria.
As a former commander of the US Central Command and the coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, General Petraeus expressed sincere appreciation for the impressive contributions Bulgaria has made in those countries. He also praised the quality of the Bulgarian forces with which he was privileged to serve in those missions and in the Balkans.
The Director also expressed his appreciation for--and commitment to increasing--the strong, cooperative intelligence relationships between the CIA and the Bulgarian intelligence services as they work together to capitalize on emerging opportunities and to counter common threats.
Director Petraeus applauded, in particular, the efforts of the Bulgarian Government to combat terrorism, organized crime, and corruption. He recognized, in addition, Bulgaria's fiscal responsibility and discipline. The Director also noted that the United States recognizes and encourages the important steps Bulgaria has taken to modernize and its efforts to diversify its sources of energy and to provide more transparency in the energy sector, as well as to promote security and stability in the Balkans. And he left Bulgaria very impressed by the overall visions articulated by the President and the Prime Minister.
The Director recognizes that the close partnership between the United States and Bulgaria is of great importance to both countries, and he looks forward to that partnership becoming even stronger in the intelligence and other spheres in the months and years that lie ahead.
As a former commander of the US Central Command and the coalition forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, General Petraeus expressed sincere appreciation for the impressive contributions Bulgaria has made in those countries. He also praised the quality of the Bulgarian forces with which he was privileged to serve in those missions and in the Balkans.
The Director also expressed his appreciation for--and commitment to increasing--the strong, cooperative intelligence relationships between the CIA and the Bulgarian intelligence services as they work together to capitalize on emerging opportunities and to counter common threats.
Director Petraeus applauded, in particular, the efforts of the Bulgarian Government to combat terrorism, organized crime, and corruption. He recognized, in addition, Bulgaria's fiscal responsibility and discipline. The Director also noted that the United States recognizes and encourages the important steps Bulgaria has taken to modernize and its efforts to diversify its sources of energy and to provide more transparency in the energy sector, as well as to promote security and stability in the Balkans. And he left Bulgaria very impressed by the overall visions articulated by the President and the Prime Minister.
The Director recognizes that the close partnership between the United States and Bulgaria is of great importance to both countries, and he looks forward to that partnership becoming even stronger in the intelligence and other spheres in the months and years that lie ahead.
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