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Deputy Foreign Minister Maria Anguelieva received a Japanese delegation led by the Parliamentary Deputy Foreign Minister, Mr Yasushi Hosaka
On 26 April, Deputy Minister Maria Anguelieva received a Japanese delegation led by the Parliamentary Deputy Foreign Minister Mr Yasushi Hosaka.
26 April 2024
Deputy Minister Maria Anguelieva received copies of the credentials of the Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Mutaz Abdul Rahman Taha Al-Khasawneh
On 25 April, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Foreign Minister Maria Anguelieva received copies of the credentials of H.E. Mutaz Abdul Rahman Taha Al-Khasawneh, Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, based in Bucharest.
25 April 2024
Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Svetlan Stoev met with representatives of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Svetlan Stoev, today received at the Foreign Ministry representatives of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The occasion for the talks was the forthcoming early elections for Members of the Bulgarian Parliament and Members of the European Parliament on 9 June.
25 April 2024
Prime Minister Glavchev meets relatives of the kidnapped Bulgarian sailors from the Galaxy Leader
Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev and Deputy Foreign Minister Ivan Kondov met with relatives of the kidnapped Bulgarian sailors from the Galaxy Leader ship at the Council of Ministers.
25 April 2024
Prime Minister Glavchev accepted the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs
Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev accepted the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs from Stefan Dimitrov. Glavchev also held a working meeting with the senior staff of the Foreign Ministry at the Foreign Ministry building. I count on your professionalism in the daily work, the prime minister said and highlighted the holding of fair elections as the top priority of the caretaker cabinet. For the first time, our Foreign Ministry will hold two elections in one - for the national and European Parliament, which is an additional prerequisite for serious mobilisation.
23 April 2024
An EU Foreign Affairs Council is held in Luxembourg
The ordinary monthly meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council started today with a joint session with the defence ministers of the member states. Bulgaria was represented by Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov and the country's Permanent Representative to the EU, Ambassador Rumen Alexandrov. The foreign and defence ministers discussed military support to Ukraine, with their Ukrainian counterparts Dmytro Kuleba and Rustem Umerov joining the discussion via video link. They briefed their European counterparts on the military situation and the parameters of the expected military support. ‘Bulgaria
22 April 2024
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announcement
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is monitoring with caution the developments in the situation in connection with the news circulating in the media about missile strikes by Israel on sites in Iran.
19 April 2024
Тhe Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Bulgaria Mr. Alireza Irvash was summoned to a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On 16 April 2024, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Bulgaria Mr. Alireza Irvash was summoned 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
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