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Minister Mitov praised OSCE role in addressing the crisis in Ukraine
Confronted to the crisis in and around Ukraine and taking into account the active role of the OSCE for its settlement and preventing it from becoming another frozen conflict in the OSCE area, the 21st Ministerial Meeting in Basel was charged with major political expectations for a breakthrough in the relations between the West and Russia.
05 December 2014
Working meeting of Foreign Ministers of Bulgaria and Canada
Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov held a bilateral meeting with his Canadian counterpart John Baird within the 21st OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in Basel.
04 December 2014
Minister Daniel Mitov participates in Counter-ISIL Global Coalition Meeting
Minister Daniel Mitov participated in the meeting of the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on 3 December at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.
03 December 2014
Minister Daniel Mitov met with US Secretary of State
Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov met today with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Brussels. They discussed the recent developments in international relations, as well as bilateral issues. Topics on NATO’s agenda were also discussed in the context of the ongoing meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers.
02 December 2014
Minister Daniel Mitov met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexey Meshkov
Bulgaria and Russia have a lot of issues to discuss within the context of bilateral relations and European and global developments, said Minister Daniel Mitov at today’s meeting at the MFA with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Alexey Meshkov. He is on a visit to Bulgaria for the marking of the 100th anniversary since the inauguration of the Russian church St. Nicholas the Miracle-Maker in Sofia.
01 December 2014
The European perspective of Ukraine depends on carrying out comprehensive reforms
Today, we, as citizens of the EU, must morally consolidate ourselves, while we diversify our energy sources. This is also the desired path for Ukraine, said Minister Daniel Mitov at the opening of the conference "Ukraine between Russia and the EU," organized by the Youth Conservative Club and Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
01 December 2014
Daniel Mitov: The right to free movement is one of the most important individual rights of EU citizens
Today Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov spoke by phone with UK Minister of State for Europe David Lidington regarding the presented plans by the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for legislative amendments and administrative measures concerning various rights of EU citizens.
28 November 2014
Bulgaria does not recognize the so-called agreement between the Russian Federation and the self-proclaimed Republic of Abkhazia
The so-called agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Abkhazia on alliance and strategic partnership, signed on November 24, 2014 in Sochi, threatens regional security and will have a negative impact on the efforts to stabilize this conflict zone in the Caucasus region.
27 November 2014
Minister Daniel Mitov met with Ambassador Yuriy Isakov
Minister Daniel Mitov held today at the Foreign Ministry the first protocol meeting with the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in Sofia Yuriy Isakov.
26 November 2014
Bulgaria actively supports the Swiss participation in European projects and initiatives
Bulgaria and Switzerland are traditionally good partners and they develop excellent bilateral relations, agreed Minister Daniel Mitov and Regina Escher, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Swiss Confederation in Sofia. The meeting was held on 26 November at the Foreign Ministry on the occasion of the completion of the mandate of Ambassador Escher.
26 November 2014