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Ukraine dominates EU Foreign Affairs Council, the General Affairs Council prepares the European Council in March
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kristian Vigenin finished today his participation in two consecutive Councils in Brussels - the Foreign Affairs Council and the General Affairs Council of the EU (10-11 February).
11 February 2014
The Republic of Bulgaria notifies for the countries, applying visa requirements for Bulgarian nationals
The Republic of Bulgaria has sent a notification to the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission, which notifies that the United States of America, Canada and Australia have applied visa regime for Bulgarian citizens. This is a step in implementing the provisions of Regulation (EU)
10 February 2014
Statement of the Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
We are following the recent developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina with great concern. We recognize the dissatisfaction of the citizens and their right to peaceful protest, but we urge
08 February 2014
Kristian Vigenin met with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin met with Elena Kupchina, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, who is visiting Sofia on the occasion of the fourth sitting of the Bulgaria-Belarus intergovernmental commission on trade-economic and scientific-technical cooperation.
07 February 2014
Minister Vigenin awarded former employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Our meeting today is filled with positive feelings, on one hand, but is also a bit sad on the other. Anything that has a beginning, has an end and retirement is a step in everyone's life, a stage when
07 February 2014
Information for Bulgarian citizens traveling to the Russian Federation
In connection with the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs that the Bulgarian citizens traveling to the Russian Federation on this occasion can seek assistance , if necessary, from the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria to Moscow.
06 February 2014
Kristian Vigenin held talks with the Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan
Minister Kristian Vigenin met with the Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Khalaf Khalafov who is visiting Sofia on the occasion of the first political consultations between the Foreign Ministries of the two countries.
05 February 2014
Bulgarian ambassadors to Montenegro and Indonesia underwent hearing by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly
Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing today of the newly appointed ambassadors of the Republic of Bulgaria to Montenegro, Mladen Chervenyakov, and to Indonesia, Sergey Mitchev .
05 February 2014
In connection with publications in foreign media, the spokesman of the Foreign Ministry informed the following:
The visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Ahmet Davutoğlu to the Republic of Bulgaria was agreed during the visit of the Bulgarian Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin to Ankara in October 2013.
05 February 2014
Bulgarian-Azerbaijani political consultations
The first political consultations between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Azerbaijan at the level of deputy foreign ministers took place on 5 February in Sofia.
05 February 2014