Skopje, 14.12.2018 – The newly-appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Macedonia. H.E. Mr. Angel Angelov, paid a working visit to the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media services today. Discussed at the meeting was the promotion of cooperation between the two countries in the audiovisual sphere.
In this context, the interlocutors mentioned the 2014 Cooperation Agreement between the public broadcasting services of the two states, which should be extended next year, as well as its full implementation.
The goal of the agreement is to establish closer cooperation between the two states and promote their respective cultures. It envisages free retransmission of the MRT’s satellite channel via the cable operators in the Republic of Bulgaria, and vice versa, retransmission of the BNT’s satellite channel free of charge via the cable operators in the Republic of Macedonia.