KYIV, Sept 18 – Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that Ukraine is interested in deepening bilateral relations with Bulgaria and expects to consolidate efforts in this direction.

"The parties discussed issues of strengthening economic cooperation, military and technical cooperation, development of the transport and tourism industry," the government's press service said following a meeting between Shmyhal and Deputy Prime Minister for Judicial Reform, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva.