克里称全力支持保加利亚安全与民主 Kerry: US "Deeply Committed" to Bulgarian Security, Democracy

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美国国务卿克里表示,美国“全力支持保加利亚的安全、繁荣及其民主体制的健康” 。

克里首次以国务卿身份访问保加利亚。他在与鲍里索夫总理举行的一次联合记者会上发表上述讲话。克里还会晤了普列夫内利耶夫总统和米托夫外长,就保加利亚能源多样化、防务合作以及强化法治等问题交换意见。

美国国务院一名高级官员早些时候说,由于俄罗斯上个月取消了南溪管道项目,因此保加利亚对能源的高度依赖是克里与保加利亚官员讨论的议题之一。

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States is "deeply committed to Bulgaria's security, prosperity, and the health of its democratic institutions."

Kerry, who is on his first trip to Sofia as Secretary of State, made the comment in a joint news conference with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. He also met with President Rosen Plevneliev and foreign Minister Daniel Mitov, discussing diversification of Bulgaria's energy resources, defense cooperation, and bolstering the rule of law.

A senior State Department official said earlier that Bulgaria’s "significant" energy dependence is on the agenda because of Russia’s cancellation of the South Stream pipeline project last month.