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Minister Svetlan Stoev congratulated Slovenia on the occasion of the beginning of its European presidency
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Svetlan Stoev congratulated Slovenia on the occasion of the beginning of its presidency of the Council of the European Union on July 1, 2021.
01 July 2021
Bulgaria successfully coordinates two working groups within the BSEC
The active role of Bulgaria as a coordinating state of two Working Groups within the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organisation was emphasised by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Rumen Alexandrov during the 43rd Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the member states of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organisation (BSEC).
30 June 2021
An exhibition on Bulgarian monuments under the patronage of UNESCO opened in Plovdiv
In connection with the celebration of 65 years of the Bulgarian membership in UNESCO and 75 years since the founding of the organisation, the State Cultural Institute under the Minister of Foreign Affairs, together with the Human Rights Directorate - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the National Commission of the Republic of Bulgaria for UNESCO, and with the assistance of the Municipality of Plovdiv and the Municipal Institute "Ancient Plovdiv", mounts a thematic exhibition "Bulgarian Monuments under the patronage of UNESCO".
30 June 2021
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Svetlan Stoev met with Cardinal Marcello Semeraro
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Svetlan Stoev received Cardinal Marcello Semeraro from the Vatican, with whom they discussed the development of bilateral relations and their intensification in recent years.
29 June 2021
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs joined the campaign for prevention of human trafficking #BlindBetting
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs joined the initiative of the Directorate General for the Fight against Organised Crime and the National Commission for Combating Human Trafficking with the financial support of EMPACT to launch a campaign to prevent human trafficking focusing on sexual exploitation.
29 June 2021
Minister Svetlan Stoev received the Ambassador of Denmark Søren Jacobsen
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Svetlan Stoev received the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark Søren Jacobsen in connection with his departure from the country, and the two reviewed the development of the bilateral relations and contacts.
28 June 2021
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria Position on the European perspective of the Republic of North Macedonia
Bulgaria was compelled to postpone lending its support for the start of the accession negotiations with the Republic of North Macedonia at the June 2021 General Affairs Council.
28 June 2021
Ambassador Milkov presented his credentials to the Director General of UNESCO
On June 24, at an official ceremony at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, the newly appointed Permanent Representative of Republic of Bulgaria to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Nikolay Milkov, presented his credentials to the Director General, Audrey Azoulay.
25 June 2021
Minister Svetlan Stoev: The BSEC remains the most representative organisation in the wider Black Sea region
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Svetlan Stoev welcomed the Organisation for Black Sea and Economic Cooperation (BSEC) as the most representative and institutionally developed organisation in the wider Black Sea region.
25 June 2021
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Svetlan Stoev sent a telegram of condolences to his Czech counterpart Jakub Kulhanek
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Svetlan Stoev expressed solidarity and support from the Bulgarian side in a condolence telegram to his Czech counterpart Jakub Kulhanek on the occasion of the severe tornado storm that broke out in the southeastern regions of the country.
25 June 2021