During a meeting with Ambassador Nikolina Kuneva at the Embassy of Bulgaria in Tehran the Deputy Representative of UNHCR in Iran, Mrs. Inna Gladkova conveyed UNHCR’s appreciation for the humanitarian assistance of 50,000 euros made by Bulgaria, as per the decision of the Council of Ministers dated December 15, 2022. The financial contribution to UNHCR will be invested in activities in support of Afghan refugees in Iran under projects in the fields of healthcare and education.

On 19 and 20 June the Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Islamic Republic of Iran Ms. Nikolina Kuneva paid a visit to the city of Kashan and met with the Mayor of Kashan Municipality Dr. Hassan Bakhshandeh Amnieh.

On 14 June 2022 the Iranian Association for Diplomacy organized a webinar dedicated to the 125th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Тhe international panel of the 40th jubilee of the Fajr Theatre Festival in Tehran was opened on 6 February with a play by the Bulgarian theatre “Azarian” and “Den Gri” foundation based on the “Shahnameh – Story of Zal” by the Persian classical poet Abulghassem Ferdousi and directed by Elena Panayotova.

On 27 January the Bulgarian Ambassador to Tehran Nikolina Kuneva greeted the representatives of the cultural and writer’s circles who had gathered at the Farhangan Cultural Center as well as the 300 online viewers of the Instagram live on occasion of the Evening of the Bulgarian literature in Tehran.

Ambassador Nikolina Kuneva visited the biggest in Iran tech park “Pardis”. The Park is a host to more than 400 different companies and start-ups in the fields of IT, bio and nanotechnologies.

On 30 September 2021 – the International Translators’ Day, Ambassador Nikolina Kuneva hosted a gathering at the Bulgarian embassy for Iranian fiction writers, translators and publishers to present the translations of pieces of contemporary Bulgarian literature by the renowned Iranian translator Farid Ghadami, as well as his contribution for promoting the Bulgarian culture in Iran.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Islamic Republic of Iran Nikolina Kuneva accepted the prizes on behalf of three Bulgarian participants: Vyara Plamenova Pencheva from the city of Gabrovo, who took the prestigious 2nd place, and also two certificates of appreciation for Miroslav Lazarov from the city of Pleven and Petya Dimitrova from the city of Ruse, awarded to the painters of the best twelve paintings.