President Georgi Purvanov and National Assembly Chairman Georgi Pirinski cabled congratulations to Russia's President-elect Dmitry Medvedev, BTA is reporting.

"I am confident about the success of our future joint work for continued, deeper dialog between our friendly countries. I am convinced that the spirit of good will and the friendly atmosphere in which contemporary Bulgarian-Russian relations are developing will further strengthen and broaden our cooperation for the welfare of the Bulgarian and the Russian people," Purvanov wrote.

For his part, the National Assembly Chairman expressed a conviction that in his capacity as Russia's President, Medvedev would continue promoting Russian-Bulgarian relations in light of the latest agreements achieved in Sofia in January.