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Bulgaria welcomes the efforts of the President of Iraq to create a government of national consensus and reconciliation
Bulgaria welcomes the efforts of Iraqi President Fuad Masum to form a government of national consensus and reconciliation. We hope that Haider al-Abadi, who was nominated as Iraq’s next Prime Minister, will manageto form a government which allows for broad representation of various religious and ethnic groups.
13 August 2014
Minister Daniel Mitov met with the Ambassador of Ukraine
Minister Daniel Mitov met with the Ambassador of Ukraine to Sofia Mykola Baltazhy. They focused on the bill, adopted on first reading by the Ukrainian Parliament, which allows to impose anti-Russian sanctions package, including restricting or suspending the transit of Russian natural gas through Ukrainian territory.
12 August 2014
Germany is an important economic and strategic partner of Bulgaria
Germany is an important economic and strategic partner of Bulgaria. The two countries have developed excellent relations and we are willing to work together for their improvement and expansion, said Minister Daniel Mitov at the first protocol meeting today with the newly appointed Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Sofia, Detlef Lingeman.
12 August 2014
Daniel Mitov: It is an honor to contribute to Bulgaria’s constructive foreign policy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the institution with one of the greatest traditions in Bulgarian statehood. It is a big honor for me to be here and to make a contribution to Bulgaria’s constructive foreign policy in the next few months, said the new interim Minister of Foreign Affairs Daniel Mitov at a ceremony on handing over the power in the MFA.
06 August 2014
Statement of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
We welcome the agreement reached between Israel and Hamas for 72-hour cessation of hostilities and urge all parties to strictly abide by it.
01 August 2014
We managed to maintain an important strategic balance in Bulgaria’s foreign relations
In the past year, Bulgaria's foreign policy was stable and predictable and has achieved its goals. The program of the government included a set of priorities and we have consistently worked on them.
31 July 2014
Bulgaria has significantly expanded its position in Southeast Europe and the Black Sea region
The work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is proceeding in a normal way, there are no efforts to make last minute appointments, said the outgoing Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin on the BNT morning program.
30 July 2014
Bulgaria and Bangladesh will continue to develop their good bilateral relations
Bulgaria highly values its relations with Bangladesh. They are developing for decades in the spirit of mutual respect and understanding, said the outgoing Deputy Foreign Minister Angel Velitchkov during a ceremony on the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria and the People's Republic of Bangladesh to conduct political consultations.
30 July 2014
Bulgarian Embassy in Tripoli evacuated from Libya
Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs that the Bulgarian Embassy in Tripoli has been evacuated from Libya due to the complicated situation in the country. In case Bulgarian citizens in Libya need urgent assistance, they can contact the diplomatic missions of Malta, Hungary, Italy and Romania.
29 July 2014
Annual meeting of the Ambassadors of the Republic of Bulgaria
The strategic objective of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to conduct active but prudent foreign policy based on the Bulgarian national interests and the European and Euro-Atlantic values in order to establish a favorable external environment for the development and prosperity of the Bulgarian nation.
24 July 2014