Bulgarian president to visit Baku

Bulgaria and Azerbaijan will discuss bilateral cooperation in energy sphere as President Rosen Plevneliev will pay a visit to Azerbaijan.

Plevneliev will participate in the celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the Contract of the Century, diplomatic sources told Trend Agency on September 2.

The president earlier told media that his country intends to purchase Azerbaijani gas.

He emphasized the significance of the Trans-Anatolian (TANAP) and Trans-Adriatic (TAP) gas pipeline projects for Bulgaria and added that these projects are strategically important for all European countries.

Gas from Azerbaijan's Shah Deniz field will be delivered to Europe though the abovementioned pipelines.