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Mariya Gabriel: Women are a driving force for a better and fairer world
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel was a keynote speaker at the international conference ‘EmpowerHer: Elevate to Excellence’, organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria (ACC) in partnership with European Female Founders on the occasion of International Women's Day. EmpowerHer is a global initiative of the American Chambers in Europe that promotes women's entrepreneurship and leadership skills.
08 March 2024
Mariya Gabriel: Women are power, energy, wealth
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel and the women ambassadors in Bulgaria invited the winners of the ‘Women and Diplomacy — Ambassador for a Day’ competition to celebrate 8 March together.
08 March 2024
Joint statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Youth and Sport
In connection with the forthcoming European Taekwondo Pre-Olympic Qualification Tournament to be held in Bulgaria on 9-11 March 2024 and the participation of athletes from the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus in the qualification tournament, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Bulgaria inform the following:
07 March 2024
Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on public statements of politicians from the Republic of North Macedonia in the context of the election campaign in the country
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of North Macedonia in Sofia was summoned to a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of recent public comments by politicians from the neighbouring country and false allegations spread by them regarding the Republic of Bulgaria.
06 March 2024
Mariya Gabriel: Together, Bulgaria's foreign policy and trade and economic relations make our country stronger
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel and Minister of Economy and Industry Bogdan Bogdanov signed an Agreement on cooperation for specialized training and preparation of the heads of the Trade and Economic Affairs Offices (STIV) of the Bulgarian missions abroad.
05 March 2024
Bulgaria and Japan: 115 years of cooperation, friendship and mutual understanding
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria Ms Mariya Gabriel and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Ms Yōko Kamikawa exchanged congratulatory letters on the occasion of the national holidays of Japan and Bulgaria — 23 February and 3 March 2024 respectively.
05 March 2024
Mariya Gabriel: Bulgaria and NATO are stronger together
‘NATO: Because We Are Stronger Together’ will be the motto of the National Programme of Initiatives to mark the 20th anniversary of Bulgaria's NATO accession
05 March 2024
Mariya Gabriel: Cultural diplomacy brings nations closer together
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel was the patron of an event on the occasion of 1 March at the Embassy of Romania in Bulgaria, organized by the Ambassador of Romania H.E. Brânduşa Predescu and the Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova H.E. Anatol Cebuc.
01 March 2024
Bulgaria took part in the opening of the 55th regular session of the Human Rights Council and in the high-level segment of the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva
The fifty-fifth regular session of the UN Human Rights Council opened on 26 February in Geneva with a High-Level Segment with the participation of UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, as well as more than 120 high-level representatives of UN Member States, including Heads of State, Heads and Deputy Heads of Government and Ministers of Foreign Affairs. At the opening of the session the Bulgarian side was represented by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Bulgaria to the UN Office and o
01 March 2024
Mariya Gabriel: Foreign policy strategy is a bridge for communication with the world around us
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel hosted the conference ‘Multipolar World and Foreign Policy Strategy: challenges and perspective for Bulgaria’. This is the third conference on the foreign policy strategy that Mariya Gabriel organised for the preparation of the strategic document.
29 February 2024