Tsanko Bachiyski, Chairman of the Bulgarian Nuclear Regulatory Agency, and Mr Hua Liu, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation, signed Bulgaria's Country Programme Framework (CPF) for the period of 2024-2029 on 19 September 2024. A CPF is the frame of reference for the medium-term planning of technical cooperation between a Member State and the IAEA and identifies priority areas where the transfer of nuclear technology and technical cooperation resources will be directed to support national development goals.
Bulgaria has been an IAEA Member State since 1957. Its 2024-2029 CPF identifies six priority areas:
Nuclear and Radiation Safety and Nuclear Security
Nuclear Energy
Food and Agriculture
Human Health and Nutrition
Water and the Environment
Nuclear Knowledge Management
IAEA Deputy Director General Liu is joined by members of the Bulgarian delegation following the signature of the latest Country Programme Framework. (Photo: O. Yusuf/IAEA)
