{
  "id": 11344099,
  "title": "India, Bulgaria review bilateral ties; push for early India-EU FTA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/india-bulgaria-review-bilateral-ties-push-for-early-india-eu-fta",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T03:05:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Economy",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-economy",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/india-bulgaria-review-bilateral-ties-push-for-early-india-eu-fta/articleshow/134630911.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New Delhi: India and Bulgaria held Foreign Office Consultations, emphasising the urgent need for an early implementation of the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA). The discussions, chaired by Sibi George and Christo Polendakov, encompassed a wide range of bilateral cooperation, including defence, artificial intelligence, trade, and space. Both nations expressed their commitment to boosting economic ties and strengthening their friendship through various sectors.",
  "summary": "India and Bulgaria have called for early implementation of the India-EU free trade agreement, saying it could significantly deepen bilateral economic ties. The two sides also reviewed cooperation in trade, investment, AI, space, defence, science and technology, while discussing wider regional and global issues.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}