„Donald Trump Jr. does not want to communicate with politicians in Bulgaria“. This was announced in an interview for the show „120 minutes“ Elena Poptodorova, former ambassador of Bulgaria to the US.
Trump Jr. arrived in Sofia today to participate in a business event called Trump Business Vision 2025, at the invitation of the crypto company „Nexo“.
Media are not allowed to the forum at „ Sofia Hotel Balkan“ (the former “Sheraton“).
GERB leader Boyko Borisov was spotted entering the hotel, and later the party announced on public television that there had been a meeting between Borisov and Trump Jr., but details of the conversation at this stage cannot be made public without the consent of the other party.
“Is there a photo – this means serious conversations. If it is a photo of two people who are standing or in a pretend conversation – this is not a meeting. This is an opportunity sought by one of them to gain publicity“, commented Elena Poptodorova.
Our former ambassador to the US recalled that there was a criminal prosecution against the company “Nexo“, at whose invitation Donald Trump Jr. came to our country. After it was terminated due to lack of evidence, the company announced that it would sue Bulgaria for $3 billion for material and reputational damages.
„Nexo“ wants to show Trump Jr. that there is potential for business with Bulgaria, but there is a “sanitary cordon“ around politicians, Poptodorova added.
The visit of the son of US President Donald Trump to Sofia is part of his tour of Eastern Europe.
Before Bulgaria, he visited Hungary and Serbia. In Budapest, he met with the Hungarian Foreign Minister, and in Belgrade - President Aleksandar Vucic.
There is an application for the Trump family to build a luxury hotel in the center of Belgrade - on the site of the destroyed General Staff of the Serbian Army during the American bombing in 1999, recalled bTV correspondent in the Serbian capital Miroslav Natskov.
He also reminded that there is resistance to building on this site, as it is of exceptional historical importance for Serbia. According to the plan, in addition to a hotel, there will also be a memorial to the victims of the bombing.
“Vučić's government is trying to present the Trump family not as an enemy of the Serbs, but as a partner and friend“, Natskov added.
The eldest son of US President Donald Trump Jr. does not hold an official position in his father's administration, but manages the family business, which includes a growing portfolio of cryptocurrencies.