The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced a phone call between the country’s foreign minister and Abbas Araqchi, the foreign minister of the Islamic Republic.

In a message the ministry published on the social media platform X, it said that “Veleslava Petrova,” the foreign minister, in her contact with Abbas Araqchi, “emphasized commitment to Sofia in maintaining good relations with Tehran and continuing the bilateral dialogue.”

Earlier, IRNA, quoting Araqchi, wrote: “The Bulgarian government’s agreement with the United States’ request to station this country’s military aircraft at the Bezmer airbase in order to support military operations is, in our view, condemnable, unacceptable, and contrary to the traditional and friendly relations between the two countries.”