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EU General Affairs Council meeting
A regular meeting of the General Affairs Council took place today in Brussels.
23 November 2021
Bulgaria participated in a meeting organized by the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance
The Director General for Global Affairs Ulyana Bogdanska represented Bulgaria at the annual high-level meeting organized by the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance, held on November 23, 2021 in a virtual format.
23 November 2021
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Svetlan Stoev talked on the phone with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Northern Macedonia Bujar Osmani
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Svetlan Stoev talked on the phone with his colleague from the Republic of Northern Macedonia Bujar Osmani, who is on his way to Bulgaria in connection with the severe bus accident from the Republic of Northern Macedonia on the Struma highway.
23 November 2021
The MFA of the Republic of Bulgaria provides all necessary assistance to the Republic of North Macedonia in connection to the accident on the Struma Motorway
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Svetlan Stoev reassured the Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia Zoran Zaev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Bujar Osmani and the Minister of Health Venko Filipche that the MFA of the Republic of Bulgaria is providing all necessary assistance, within its competences, in connection to the bus crash on the Struma Motorway
23 November 2021
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs thanked the Bulgarian communities abroad for their assistance in organizing the elections
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its gratitude to the Bulgarian communities abroad for their assistance in organizing the vote abroad, which guaranteed the constitutional right to vote of Bulgarian citizens around the world.
22 November 2021
Foreign Minister Svetlan Stoev talked by phone with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu
Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Svetlan Stoev held a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu at the initiative of the Turkish side.
22 November 2021
Statement by the North Atlantic Council on the recent anti-satellite missile test conducted by the Russian Federation
The North Atlantic Council strongly condemns the Russian Federation’s reckless and irresponsible anti-satellite missile test on 15 November 2021. This test caused an orbital debris field that significantly increases risk to human life and to the space-based assets of numerous nations and entities.
19 November 2021
Deputy Minister Zaritsa Dinkova took part in the regular meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) in Brussels
Today, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Zaritsa Dinkova took part in the regular meeting of the EU's Foreign Affairs / Development Council, which took place in Brussels.
19 November 2021
UNESCO includes in the list of celebrations the 300th anniversary of the birth of Paisii Hilendarski
At the suggestion of the National Commission of the Republic of Bulgaria for UNESCO, whose activities are coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the 300th anniversary of the birth of Paisii Hilendarski was included in the List of significant anniversaries of the organization for the period 2022-2023.
19 November 2021
Minister Svetlan Stoev before the European Ambassadors: The EU's relations with the Western Balkans should not be limited to the policy of enlargement
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Svetlan Stoev received the Ambassadors of the Member States of the European Union and Acting the Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria, acquainting them with the current developments after the elections for President and Vice President, and the National Assembly on November 14, 2021, as well as with priority Bulgarian positions on topics from the common European agenda.
18 November 2021