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Bulgaria reaffirms its determination to join OECD during the second part of the annual meeting of the OECD Council at ministerial level in Paris
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Svetlan Stoev reaffirmed Bulgaria's determination to become a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in front of the Secretary General of the OECD Mathias Cormann.
05 October 2021
The local employee of our embassy in Kabul and his family visited the historical landmarks in Sofia
The local employee of our embassy in Kabul Amruddin Hakshenas and his family, who were evacuated to Bulgaria with the help of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, visited the central part of Sofia and the main historical landmarks in our capital during a tour organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
05 October 2021
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has started work on a project to develop a first National Action Plan to combat anti-Semitism
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Bulgaria has started work on a project to develop a first National Action Plan to combat anti-Semitism.
01 October 2021
Ambassador Yordanov Presents Letters for Appointment as Bulgaria's Representative at the Economic Community of West African States
At a ceremony on 30th September 2021 in Abuja, Ambassador Yanko Yordanov presented to the Chairman of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Jean-Claude Cassie Brue letters with which he was appointed Representative of Republic of Bulgaria to the Organization.
01 October 2021
Minister Svetlan Stoev received the Ambassador of Republic of Turkey Aylin Sekizkök
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Svetlan Stoev received the Ambassador of Republic of Turkey in Sofia Aylin Sekizkök. Highlights included traditional good neighbourly relations and co-operation in the areas of migration and border security, as well as in other areas of mutual interest.
30 September 2021
Minister Stoev received the Ambassador of Iran Seyed Mohammad Javad Rasouli
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Svetlan Stoev received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Bulgaria Seyed Mohammad Javad Rasouli. The meeting followed a telephone conversation two days ago with Iranian Foreign Minister Dr. Hossein Amir Abdollahian on the occasion of his recent appointment.
30 September 2021
Ambassador Ivan Sirakov was awarded the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for services to Republic of Austria
The Bulgarian Ambassador to Vienna Ivan Sirakov was awarded the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for services to Republic of Austria. The high state award is given for his special merits in many areas of bilateral relations in his capacity as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of our country to Austria since December 2016.
30 September 2021
The Chargé d'Affaires of the Republic of North Macedonia in Sofia was summoned at MFA
A verbal note was handed today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Chargé d'Affaires of the Republic of North Macedonia in Sofia Vladimir Krstevski regarding the replacement of an old monument, located on the territory of our southwestern neighbor.
29 September 2021
Ambassador Selver Khalil presented his credentials to the President of Republic of Lithuania
At an official ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Vilnius, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Republic of Bulgaria to Republic of Lithuania based in Sofia Selver Khalil presented his credentials to President Gitanas Nauseda.
28 September 2021
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Svetlan Stoev had a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
Foreign Minister Svetlan Stoev had a telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, congratulating him on his recent appointment. The two also discussed the constructive relations between the two countries, the situation in Afghanistan, as well as the possibilities for jointly overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic.
28 September 2021