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Minister Ivan Kondov participated in the EU-India-Pacific Ministerial Forum in Stockholm
On 13 May 2023, The Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Kondov participated in the Second EU-Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum, which took place in Stockholm in the framework of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU. The Forum brought together some 60 Foreign Ministers from the two regions to discuss global challenges and opportunities for developing cooperation.
14 May 2023
Minister Ivan Kondov took part in his first meeting with EU Foreign Ministers in Stockholm
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Kondov participated today in Stockholm in an informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers — in the so-called ‘Gymnich’ format.
12 May 2023
Deputy Minister Kostadin Kodzhabashev received the Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta
Deputy The Minister of Foreign Affairs Kostadin Kodzhabashev today held talks with H.E. Ursula Hofter Zuccoli, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Rhodes and Malta to the Republic of Bulgaria.
12 May 2023
Bulgaria is actively working on its first National Action Plan to combat anti-Semitism
Deputy Minister Kostadin Kodzhabashev today participated in a round table discussion at the Council of Ministers on a draft National Action Plan to Combat Anti-Semitism. The event was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs within the framework of the project ‘Strategic Cooperation between Bulgaria and Norway in Support of Bulgaria's International Commitments to Combating Anti-Semitism and Preserving Jewish Heritage’, funded under the Financial Mechanism of the European Economic Area and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism.
12 May 2023
Minister Ivan Kondov commented on the recent events in our relations with Skopje
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Kondov gave a special media briefing on the latest developments in Bulgaria's relations with the Republic of North Macedonia. The Minister recalled the case of 6 May this year, when the Bulgarian MEP Andrey Kovachev, the Chairperson of the Bulgarian Memory Foundation Dr. Milen Vrabevski and other Bulgarian citizens were not allowed on the territory of the Republic of North Macedonia for the traditional pilgrimage to the Bulgarian military cemetery in Novo Selo.
10 May 2023
The Ambassador of North Macedonia to the country, Agneza Popovska, was summoned to a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Kondov today summoned North Macedonia's Ambassador to Bulgaria Agneza Popovska to a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
09 May 2023
The Bulgarian Permanent Representative to NATO, Nikolay Milkov, presented his credentials
Bulgarian Permanent Representative to NATO Nikolay Milkov presented his credentials to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
09 May 2023
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Position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria expresses its strong disappointment at the decision of the authorities in the Republic of North Macedonia to take action to mar the solemn celebration of St. George's Day on 6 May by refusing to allow the Bulgarian Member of the European Parliament and spokesperson for the European People's Party enlargement group, Dr. Andrei Kovachev, the Chairperson of the Bulgarian Memory Foundation, Dr. Milen Vrabevski, and three other Bulgarian citizens to enter their territory.
06 May 2023
Deputy Minister Velislava Petrova participated in a meeting of EU Ministers responsible for development
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova led the Bulgarian delegation to participate in the regular meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs/Development Council, which took place in Brussels on 4 May. EU development ministers discussed the global consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine. Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), was a special guest.
05 May 2023
The Bulgarian Chairmanship of the OSCE Security Cooperation Forum (SCF) is organising a political dialogue on security in the Black Sea region
A dialogue on security issues in the Black Sea region was held in the framework of the Bulgarian Chairmanship of the OSCE Forum on Security Cooperation on 3 May 2023. Participants in the discussion focused on the strategic role of the region in the context of the ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine. An assessment of the adverse impact of the war on overall European security was shared.
04 May 2023