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Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ivan Kondov took part in the extraordinary informal video conference meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ivan Kondov took part in the extraordinary informal video conference meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council held on 16 April 2024.
17 April 2024
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summons Iranian ambassador for meeting on Iran’s attack on Israel
Iran’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Bulgaria Alireza Irvash was summoned on 16 April 2024 to a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of Iran’s attack on Israel on 14 April 2024.
17 April 2024
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs invited international observers for the early elections to the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria and for the elections to the European Parliament of the Republic of Bulgaria scheduled for 9 June 2024
In fulfilment of its commitments under the Electoral Code, in order to ensure the highest international standards for the conduct of fair, free and democratic elections, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued invitations for international observation of the early elections to the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria and the elections to the European Parliament of the Republic of Bulgaria scheduled for 9 June 2024.
16 April 2024
Minister for Foreign Affairs Stefan Dimitrov met with US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien
Minister for Foreign Affairs Stefan Dimitrov met with US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O'Brien, who is on a working visit to Sofia to participate in the Second High-Level Conference on Security in the Black Sea within the framework of the International Crimea Platform.
15 April 2024
Minister Stefan Dimitrov met with Dr. Tobias Lindner, Minister of State at the German Federal Foreign Office
In the framework of the Second Black Sea Security Conference — part of the International Crimean Platform — Foreign Minister Stefan Dimitrov held a meeting with Dr. Tobias Lindner, Minister of State at the German Federal Foreign Office, who is in Sofia to participate in the forum.
15 April 2024
Minister Stefan Dimitrov: The war in Ukraine has put the Black Sea region on the line of a new division between Russia and the West and strengthened its strategic importance
The Minister for Foreign Affairs Stefan Dimitrov opened today at the Central Military Club in Sofia the Second High-Level Conference on Security in the Black Sea in the framework of the International Crimea Platform.
15 April 2024
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Bulgaria and Ukraine will co-host the Second Black Sea Security Conference of the International Crimea Platform in Sofia
On 15 April 2024, the Central Military Club in Sofia will host the Second Black Sea Security Conference of the International Crimea Platform. The conference is jointly organised by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence of Ukraine, in partnership with the Centre for Defence Strategies (Ukraine).
12 April 2024
Political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Turkey at the level of deputy ministers
Political consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye were held today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria, led by the Deputy Ministers Ms Elena Shekerletova and Mr Mehmet Kemal Bozay.
09 April 2024
Stefan Dimitrov accepted the post of Foreign Minister from Mariya Gabriel
Stefan Dimitrov, the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the caretaker government, took over from Mariya Gabriel at a ceremony held this morning at the Foreign Ministry.
09 April 2024
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Message from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In connection with the refusal of the border authorities at the Delčevo border checkpoint to allow a representative of the Bulgarian community in North Macedonia and a Bulgarian citizen to enter the territory of the Republic of North Macedonia today because of his possession of 10 books, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria announces the following:
08 April 2024