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Ekaterina Zaharieva emphasizes the growing importance of NATO for the Black Sea Region
Ms. Ekaterina Zaharieva, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs emphasized the growing importance of NATO for the Black Sea Region at the teleconference meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Alliance held on 1 and 2 December
02 December 2020
The EU Ministers for European Affairs discuss the opportunities for coping with the consequences of COVID-19
The EU Ministers for European Affairs discussed the measures to control the coronavirus pandemic at an informal meeting of the General Affairs Council. Bulgaria was represented at the videoconference GAC meeting by Mr. Petko Doykov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
01 December 2020
Ekaterina Zaharieva Welcomes Elevation of Relations Between EU, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to Strategic Partnership
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva welcomed the elevation of relations between the EU and ASEAN to the level of strategic partnership at the 23rd meeting of the two organisations’ foreign ministers.
01 December 2020
Deputy Minister Doykov Receives Newly Appointed Finnish Ambassador
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Petko Doykov accepted copies of the letters of accreditation of the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Finland, Kristina Kuvaja-Xanthopoulos
30 November 2020
Position of the MFA
The ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses deep indignation with the act of vandalism that desecrated the monument of the victims of the sinking of the Ilinden passenger ship in Ohrid. Such attitude to the memory of the Bulgarian tourists who died on 5 September 2009 is inadmissible.
27 November 2020
Ekaterina Zaharieva to the Participants in the Fifth Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean Bulgaria Prioritizes Strengthening of Mediterranean Cooperation
„Bulgaria is strongly committed to the Euro-Mediterranean cooperation, including its regional dimension. The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated yet again the need for solidarity and joint, united efforts, which, I am convinced, offer the only way to successfully overcome the crisis that we are facing.“
27 November 2020
Ekaterina Zaharieva: Bulgaria Will Continue To Encourage Interaction Between EU, Organisation for Black Sea Economic Cooperation
„Bulgaria supports and will continue to encourage the further development of the interaction between the EU and the organisation for Black Sea Economic Cooperation directed at strengthening security and the sustainable development of the broader Black Sea region. We are convinced that our country’s participation in the Organisation is an important element and condition for achieving stability and economic prosperity to the benefit of all citizens of the member states.“
27 November 2020
Agreements on Approved Projects in Support of Bulgarian Community organisations Signed in Nis
Dimitar Tsanev, Consul General in Nis, on 25 November, 2020, signed agreements with the Bulgarian-Serbian Center in Vranje on approved proposed projects. These are connected with the decision of the Council of Ministers on the implementation of the Program in Support of the organisations of the Bulgarian Communities in Albania, Serbia, Kosovo, Ukraine, and Moldova and the nationals of the Republic of North Macedonia who Identify Themselves as Bulgarians.
25 November 2020
Bulgarian Velina Todorova Reelected Member of UN Committee on the Rights of the Child for 2021-2025
The Bulgarian Velina Todorova was reelected member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child at the 18th conference of the states-parties to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child on November 24, 2020. She received the highest number of votes of all nine new members of the Committee for 2021-2025. Todorova received 149 votes, while the remaining right seats were distributed between the candidates of Japan (145), Belgium (143), Uruguay (128), Ethiopia (127), Georgia (125), Republic of South Africa (123), Butan (120) and Chad (113).
25 November 2020