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EU foreign ministers discuss current situation in Afghanistan and future Union action
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Svetlan Stoev took part in an informal meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the EU Member States, which took place on 2nd and 3rd September 2021 in Kranj, Slovenia.
03 September 2021
Deputy Minister Rumen Aleksandrov received copies of the credentials of the new Swiss Ambassador to Bulgaria
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Rumen Aleksandrov accepted copies of the credentials of the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Switzerland to Bulgaria Raimund Fuhrer.
03 September 2021
The Interim Head of the Embassy of North Macedonia in Sofia, Vladimir Krastevski, was summoned to the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry, where he was handed a protest note
In connection with another act of desecration of Bulgarian national symbols in the Republic of North Macedonia, the Interim Head of the country’s embassy in Sofia was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he was handed a note of protest.
31 August 2021
The operations to evacuate Bulgarian citizens from Afghanistan were completed successfully
The operations to evacuate Bulgarian citizens from Afghanistan were completed successfully. Our last compatriot who has sought assistance for evacuation from Kabul so far, is now in a safe place and awaits his return to Bulgaria.
30 August 2021
Bulgaria was elected member of the Postal Operations Council of the Universal Postal Union
Bulgaria was elected member of the Postal Operations Council of the Universal Postal Union – one of the two main governing bodies of the organization. The elections were carried out on August 26, 2021 within the 27th Universal Postal Union Congress in Abidjan, the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire (August 9-27, 2021).
30 August 2021
Zaritsa Dinkova participates in a postage stamp validation ceremony on the occasion of 90 years of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Argentina
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Zaritsa Dinkova participates in an anniversary postage stamp validation ceremony on the occasion of 90 years of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Argentina. The solemn event was also attended by the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Georgi Todorov, the Director of Bulgarian Posts Deyan Daneshki and the Ambassador of the Argentine Republic in Sofia Alfredo Atanasoff.
30 August 2021
Joint Statement on Afghanistan Evacuation Travel Assurances
We are all committed to ensuring that our citizens, nationals and residents, employees, Afghans who have worked with us and those who are at risk can continue to travel freely to destinations outside Afghanistan.
29 August 2021
The position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in connection with the symbols with racist and anti-Semitic messages written on the fence of the Sofia Synagogue
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemns the inscription of the fence of the Sofia Synagogue of symbols with racist and anti-Semitic messages.
27 August 2021
Deputy Minister Aleksandrov accepted copies of the credentials of the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Rumen Alexandrov accepted copies of the credentials of the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Denmark to Bulgaria Jes Nielsen.
26 August 2021
Deputy Minister Aleksandrov accepted copies of the credentials of the new Ambassador of the Netherlands
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Rumen Alexandrov accepted copies of the credentials of the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Netherlands to Bulgaria Simon van der Burg.
26 August 2021