On November 18, 2021, a meeting was held between the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria Ivan Kondov and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey in Sofia Ailin Sekizkök, in connection with the elections for President and Vice President of Bulgaria and for MPs on November, 14 2021, including the forthcoming second round of the presidential elections on November, 21 2021.
The Turkish side drew attention to cases of engagement of officials, Turkish political leaders, expatriate organizations and media with election campaigning and calls in the Republic of Turkey to vote in favour of a political party in our country.
The Bulgarian side expressed the expectation that the Turkish institutions and officials will categorically refrain from propaganda actions and political messages related to the election process in Bulgaria during the forthcoming second round of the elections for President and Vice President of Bulgaria on November 21, 2021.
