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2021 session of the Conference on Disarmament

The Conference on Disarmament held its first formal Plenary meeting conducted online in a virtual format under the Bulgarian Presidency. Bulgaria assumed the presidency on 15 March and will be chairing the Conference until 21 May 2021. In the course of the first two weeks of its tenure the Bulgarian Presidency focused on consultations with member...

26 March 2021

Human Rights Council adopted the final outcome document of Bulgaria within the third cycle of the Universal Periodic Review mechanism

Аt its 46th regular session taking place at the UN headquarters in Geneva the Human Rights Council adopted the final outcome document of Bulgaria within the third cycle of the Universal Periodic Review mechanism. The Bulgarian delegation was headed by Ambassador Yuri Sterk, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United Nations Office in...

17 March 2021

Bulgaria condemns the profound setback on the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms after the military coup in Myanmar and calls for the restoration of the democratically elected civilian government of the country

At the Special session in the Human Rights Council, convened urgently on 12 February to address the political crisis in Myanmar, the Permanent representative of Bulgaria, H. E. Ambassador Yuri Sterk, stated the position of Bulgaria in support of the democratic transition, national reconciliation and accountability for human rights violations in Myanmar. In...

12 February 2021

Bulgaria is elected in the Bureau of the Human Rights Council

The Human Rights Council elected H. E. Ambassador Yuri Sterk, Permanent representative of the Republic of Bulgaria, to serve as its Vice President for a one-year term in 2021, representing the Group of Eastern European States (EEG). The Republic of Bulgaria was elected among the 47 member states of the Human Rights Council for the term 2019 –...

08 February 2021

Ambassador Yuri Sterk presented of his letters of credence to the Director-General of the UN Office in Geneva

The new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Yuri Sterk, has embarked on his diplomatic mission. Following the presentation of his letters of credence to the Director-General of the UN Office in Geneva, Ms. Tatiana Valovaya, the Bulgarian diplomat and...

15 December 2020

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Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union in solidarity with the Czech Republic over criminal activities on its territory

The European Union strongly condemns the illegal activities on the territory of the Czech Republic that caused the explosions at the Vrbětice ammunition depot in 2014. It resulted in the deaths of two Czech citizens, a serious threat to civilian population and immense material damage. The EU takes extremely seriously the conclusions by the Czech...

22 April 2021

Ekaterina Zaharieva reconfirmed Bulgaria’s full support for the territorial integrity of Ukraine in a telephone conversation with Dmytro Kulebа

In a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva discussed the crisis in and around Ukraine. She praised the measures for de-escalation, proposed by Minister Kuleba at the EU Foreign Affairs Council on 19 April, and expressed the opinion...

21 April 2021

Joint Op-Ed by 18 Foreign Ministers on the fight against impunity for crimes committed in Syria

The Op-Ed is by the Foreign Ministers of Bulgaria, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Belgium, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Poland, Slovenia, Austria, Malta, Portugal Ten years ago, millions of Syrians took to the streets of Dara’a, Aleppo and Damascus, calling for democracy and respect of their fundamental...

31 March 2021

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared two Russian diplomats persona non grata

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria declared two Russian diplomats accredited in our country persona non grata and gave them 72 hours to leave the country. A formal note was handed to the Deputy Head of the Russian Embassy informing him of the decision. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs received a letter from the Prosecutor's Office of...

22 March 2021

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