Caretaker Government Approves Joint Statement on Gas Security

The caretaker government approved at its first meeting a draft Joint Declaration on enhancing the security of natural gas supplies to Central and Eastern Europe of the energy ministers and representatives of Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Moldova, Ukraine, Croatia, Lithuania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the United States.

One of the main priorities of Bulgaria in the energy sector is the diversification of the sources and routes of energy resources, which will guarantee security and competitive prices for Bulgarian consumers.

Bulgaria is pursuing a consistent policy for the development of gas infrastructure - modernization and expansion of the national gas transmission network and the construction of reverse gas connections with neighboring countries, in the context of European goals for the construction of an interconnected and unified pan-European gas market and the strengthening of energy security.

Bulgaria has an active role in the concept of strengthening national and regional energy security and connectivity in Southeast Europe.

In this regard, the Council of Ministers decided that the Minister of Energy should sign a Joint Declaration on enhancing the security of natural gas supplies. The Joint Declaration is expected to be signed on February 24, 2026, in Washington, USA.

The caretaker Minister of Energy, Traicho Traikov, will participate in the Transatlantic Summit on the security of gas supplies tomorrow in Washington, USA.