Following the statement of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in support of the lift of entry visas for Bulgarian citizens, US Senator for Indiana Richard G. Lugar, Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee of the US Senate, also said the Bulgarians should be allowed to travel visa-free to the United States.
In a statement before journalists, Senator Lugar said that the efforts in that direction should be encouraged.
However, Mrs. Clinton was quite explicit in that Bulgaria, which is a reliable partner to the USA, could enter the visa-free travel program only after meeting all of the unified criteria that are valid for all applicants.
"We shall offer help to your country to meet the visa lift criteria," Mrs. Clinton said after talks with Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Rumyana Zheleva.
On his part, Mrs. Zheleva said the issue is quite complicated and it could be solved in our favor only with the help of a strong lobby. One of the goals of Mrs. Zheleva's visit to the USA was to establish contacts which to help in this direction. Yesterday, Mrs. Zheleva was scheduled to discuss the visa lift issue with influential congressman - democrat Mr. Robert Wexler.
:Article Source:standartnews.com
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