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President Trump’s National Security Advisor Assesses Highly Bulgaria’s Efforts on the Balkans

Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva received expressions of appreciation and praise for Bulgaria’s efforts to strengthen stability and prosperity in the Western Balkans from John Bolton, the US President’s National Security Advisor and member of his cabinet, with whom she had a meeting today.

07 November 2018

Ekaterina Zaharieva, Mike Pompeo Reconfirm Strategic Partnership Between Bulgaria, United States

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the positive development of relations between the two countries and reconfirmed their strategic character.

06 November 2018

Ekaterina Zaharieva: We Cannot Be Successful Without Our Best Ambassadors, the Bulgarian Expatriates

Bulgaria achieved much during the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU and I would very much like that this self-confidence would remain unchanged. We are working to serve the people and we want them to know that. We cannot succeed in this complicated world with its tough international agenda without our best ambassadors, the Bulgarians who live abroad, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva said at a meeting with the Bulgarian community in Washington, DC.

05 November 2018

Minister Zaharieva: Bringing Gas to Bulgaria’s Homes Will Improve Air Quality

“The fact that only 3 % of the Bulgarian households have gas and our desire to work for improving air quality create serious potential for Azerbaijani investments in Bulgaria,” Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said in comments made during a press conference with her Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov on the idea of participation by Azerbaijan in bringing the gas transmission network to the Bulgarian households. This opportunity was discussed first by the two countries’ Prime Ministers during Prime Minister Boyko Borisov’s visit to Baku at the beginning of the year.

31 October 2018

The Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva had a number of bilateral meetings in New York

She is there as part of the Bulgarian delegation lead by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov

28 October 2018

Bulgaria, Slovenia Together Should Do Their Best to Ensure That Western Balkans’ European and Euro-Atlantic Perspective Continues

“I am glad that Bulgaria and Slovenia are sharing such a common vision and a common view on the issues that are of the greatest importance to Europe and the rest of the world,” Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva said at a joint press conference with her Slovenian counterpart Dr Miro Cerar, who is on an official visit to Bulgaria at her invitation.

25 October 2018

Ekaterina Zaharieva: Danube Strategy Successful in Branding “Danube” as River that Unites Rather than Divides

“This was the most important year for Bulgaria since it joined the EU because of the overlap of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU and the first Bulgarian Presidency of the Danube Strategy. Set in the foundations of our efforts and in our goals for the two Presidencies were the words stability, prosperity and security, future and change, and getting closer to each other,” Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva said at a press conference before the opening of the Seventh Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region.

18 October 2018

Minister Zaharieva Meets European Public Law Organisation Chairperson