The Minister of Innovation and Growth, Alexander Pulev, will officially open the Bulgarian-Turkish Business and Investment Forum in Burgas, organized by the Executive Agency for the Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises of the Ministry of Innovation and Growth.

The event will be held on March 23 (Thursday) at 11:00 AM in the Chernomorie Hall at the International Congress Center in Burgas.

This forum follows the visit of three ministers (of Innovation, of Health, and of Tourism)  to Istanbul in late January 2023, where Minister Pulev opened a business forum organized by the Bulgarian Investment Agency under the Ministry of Innovation and Growth. The forum saw participation from business representatives from Bulgaria and Turkey, spanning the automotive, engineering, healthcare, and tourism industries. During the event, Minister Pulev invited Turkish entrepreneurs to a similar event in Burgas.

The upcoming forum in Burgas will feature Bulgarian and Turkish companies from sectors such as ICT, digital healthcare and technology, renewable energy, venture capital, construction materials, construction and technical consulting, automobile spare parts, as well as innovative startups from various industries, providing an opportunity to meet potential new partners.

Notable attendees at the event will include H.E. Ms. Aylin Sekizkök, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey to the Republic of Bulgaria, Mr. Dimitar Nikolov, Mayor of Burgas, Prof. Maria Neykova, Regional Governor of Burgas, Mr. Burhan Nemutlu, Chairman of the Board of the Bulgarian-Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BULTİŞAD), and Mr. Zeki Sarıbekir, Chairman of the Council for Foreign Economic Relations of Turkey (DEIK).