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Bulgaria is looking for new youth delegates to the UN
Two youth delegates to the UN will be selected through a national competition organized by the UN Association in Bulgaria with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
14 March 2021
Ambassador Angel Cholakov presented his credentials to the President of Turkey
On March 11, 2021, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to Ankara, Angel Cholakov presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
11 March 2021
Ten years since the Fukushima tragedy: A tribute to the strong spirit of the Japanese people
We are commemorating 10 years since the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Fukushima, Japan, which claimed tens of thousands of lives and caused enormous material damage.
11 March 2021
Bulgaria and Poland to work together for more investments in the region under the Three Seas Initiative
Bulgaria and Poland will work together to increase investments in the region under the Three Seas initiative. This was agreed at a meeting of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva and Beata Daszyńska, Chairof the Supervisory Board of the Investment Fund on the initiative "Three Seas".
10 March 2021
Ambassador Ivan Naydenov presented his credentials to the President of Portugal
During a solemn ceremony at the Belem Presidential Palace in Lisbon, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bulgaria to Portugal, Mr. Ivan Naydenov, presented his credentials to the President of the country Marcelo Rebelo de Souza.
04 March 2021
Ekaterina Zaharieva presented awards to the best foreign students in Bulgaria
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva presented awards to the best foreign students within the competition "Student of the Year", organized by the National Representation of Student Councils in the Republic of Bulgaria.
01 March 2021
Greece has stopped conducting rapid antigen tests for all drivers
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece has informed us that the practice of rapid antigen tests for all truck drivers at the Kulata-Promahon border checkpoint has been terminated, and from today testing will again be carried out only on a random basis.
01 March 2021
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs raised before the Greek authorities the issue with the introduced rapid tests for drivers
On the instructions of Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva, the Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to Greece, Valentin Poryazov urgently raised the issue with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens, the Ministry of Civil Protection and the National Border Police regarding the rapid antigen tests for truck drivers at border checkpoints with Bulgaria.
27 February 2021
Ekaterina Zaharieva received the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Northern Macedonia
At his request, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Northern Macedonia, Bujar Osmani, who is traveling in transit through Bulgaria.
24 February 2021
Ekaterina Zaharieva: “Human rights must be respected even in times of crisis”
"Respect for human rights must remain at the heart of our efforts to tackle and recover from the pandemic", said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva during her participation in the High-Level Segment, which opened the March 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council.
24 February 2021