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Deputy Minister Velislava Petrova welcomed students from the German Language School “Goethe” – Burgas at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova welcomed students from the German Language School “Goethe” – Burgas with a message for greater involvement of young people in the political processes in our country.
19 April 2022
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms the recall of ten employees of our embassy to Moscow. They shall leave the territory of the Russian Federation.
18 April 2022
Ambassador Maria Tzotzorkova presented her Letters of Credence to the President of Botswana
On the 12thof April 2022, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Botswana with residency in Pretoria, SA, Mrs Maria Pavlova Tzotzorkova-Kaymaktchieva presented her Letters of Credence to the President of Botswana HE Dr Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisiat a ceremony, which took place at the Presidency in Gaborone.
16 April 2022
Minister Genchovska attended the official opening of the new club of the Ivan Mihaylov Cultural Centre in Bitola
Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodora Genchovska attended the official opening of the new club of the Ivan Mihaylov Cultural Centre in Bitola, Republic of North Macedonia. The visit was held at the kind invitation of the Ivan Mihaylov Cultural Centre.
15 April 2022
Deputy Minister Petrova held a meeting with the Ambassador of Pakistan
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova received the Ambassador of Pakistan to Bulgaria Mariam Madiha Aftab. The topics of the meeting were the bilateral cooperation and interaction in international forums.
15 April 2022
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Deputy Minister Velislava Petrova received the Ambassador of Iran to Bulgaria
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova received Iran’s Ambassador to Bulgaria Seyed Mohammad Javad Rasouli. During the meeting, a wide range of topics were discussed, including the opportunities for strengthening cooperation in all areas of mutual interest.
15 April 2022
The exhibition “The Shared Art of the Balkans – Traditions and Contemporaneity” opened at the Mission Gallery
The Director of the State Institute for Culture at the Minister of Foreign Affairs Snezhana Yoveva-Dimitrova opened the guest exhibition “Shared Art in the Balkans – Traditions and Contemporaneity”.
14 April 2022
Deputy Minister Velislava Petrova received the President of the United Nations Association of Bulgaria and the Bulgarian youth delegates to the UN
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova received the President of the United Nations Association of Bulgaria Ambassador Vladimir Sotirov, the Secretary General of the organization Rosalina Nedkova and the current Bulgarian youth delegates to the UN Maria Badeva and Angel Mitkov.
14 April 2022
Bulgaria was elected as a member of the Executive Board of UN Women and the Executive Board of UNICEF for the period 2023-2025
At the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) elections held on 13 April in New York, Bulgaria was elected by a large majority as a member of the Executive Board of UN Women and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for the period 2023-2025.
14 April 2022
Minister Teodora Genchovska met with her Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio
Today, Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodora Genchovska met with Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio in Rome during a working visit to the country. The Russian military invasion of Ukraine and dealing with its consequences, topics of bilateral relations and cooperation within NATO, as well as the European perspective of the Western Balkans were discussed.
13 April 2022