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The Regional center in Sofia is a place for cooperation between the countries of Central and Eastern Europe
"We need to emphasize the political importance of the Regional center as a dynamic and significant factor through which the Francophone cooperation between the countries of Central and Eastern Europe has gained new dimensions," says the congratulatory message of Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin to the participants in the launched today two-day regional seminar on the 20th anniversary of Bulgaria's membership in the International Organization of the Francophonie.
23 October 2013
Kristian Vigenin: There is an urgent need of development of a common EU strategy on the issues of refugees and illegal immigration
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kristian Vigenin participated today in the General Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg, dealing with the preparation of the European Council meeting on 24-25 October 2013.
22 October 2013
EU countries provide aid for the refugees in Bulgaria
Truckload of material aid to Bulgaria departed today from Hungary. The aid is provided under the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, enabled by Bulgaria on 16 October 2013.
22 October 2013
Kristian Vigenin participated in the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg
The European Union should focus its efforts on supporting Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia in meeting the criteria for signing the Association Agreement and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with the EU in the remaining five weeks to the launch of the Eastern Partnership Summit.
21 October 2013
Minister Vigenin: We are seeking a common European solution to the refugee problem
The situation of Syrian refugees caught our country not prepared enough, and the potential for the emergence of a refugee problem has been underestimated during the last years.
18 October 2013
Kristian Vigenin: The Diplomatic Institute has become an independent instrument of our foreign policy
"The Diplomatic Institute has established itself as a center that provides the MFA not only with wide range of training programs, but has also become an independent instrument of our foreign policy."
18 October 2013
Position of the MFA on the recommendations of the EC on the development of the EU enlargement policy and the annual progress reports on the Western Balkan countries and Turkey
The European Commission published on October 16 the recommendations for the development of the enlargement policy of the European Union for the next year and the annual progress reports on the Western Balkan countries and Turkey.
18 October 2013
Kristian Vigenin held talks with the President and the Chairman of the Hellenic Parliament
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kristian Vigenin held talks with the President of Greece Karolos Papoulias and with the Chairman of the Parliament Evangelos Meimarakis during his working visit to Athens, which ended late last night.
18 October 2013
Minister Vigenin to participate in the events for the 10th anniversary of the Diplomatic Institute
Kristian Vigenin will open the regional conference on "Challenges of diplomacy today," which will mark the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Diplomatic Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
17 October 2013
Two streets in the capital were officially named on the initiative of the MFA
Two streets in the capital were officially named "La Francophonie Street" and "Léopold Sédar Senghor" on the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Sofia Municipality.
17 October 2013