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Svetlan Stoev: Continuity in foreign policy will be my creed as a caretaker minister
"The continuity of the foreign policy line is typical of diplomacy and I can assure you that this will be my creed as a caretaker minister," said the new caretaker Foreign Affairs Minister Svetlan Stoev at a ceremony for the handover and acceptance of the post by the current Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
12 May 2021
Joint statement by Ministers Stoev and Zaharieva on the escalating tension in Israel and the Palestinian territories
Bulgaria is following closely and with great concern the continuing serious escalation of violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories, which has further increased tensions, especially in and around Jerusalem.
12 May 2021
Bulgaria supports the European future of the Western Balkans
“I would like to say quite clearly that Bulgaria supports the European future of the Western Balkans. This support of ours found expression during the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU when the European perspective of the region was a key priority”, said Ambassador Dimitar Tsanchev, the Bulgarian Permanent Representative of the European Union, who represents Bulgaria at today’s regular meeting of the “General Affairs” Council.
11 May 2021
Ekaterina Zaharieva: Stop the disinformation campaigns from the Western Balkans against EU states
“Starting EU accession negotiations taken alone is not enough to consolidate the geopolitical orientation of the Western Balkans. It is necessary the countries from the region to comply with the EU criteria and to implement effectively the required reforms including to stop funding disinformation campaigns against member states,” said Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva during today’s meeting of the “Foreign Affairs” Council in Brussels between the foreign ministers.
10 May 2021
Ekaterina Zaharieva congratulated the EU citizens on Europe Day
The Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva congratulated the EU citizens on behalf of Bulgaria on the occasion of today’s Europe Day.
09 May 2021
NATO has expressed solidarity with Bulgaria over Russia’s destabilizing actions
Our NATO allies expressed solidarity with Bulgaria over Russia’s destabilizing actions on its territory and emphasized once again their complete support regarding its sovereignty.
06 May 2021
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Russia: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the imposition of restrictive measures against eight EU nationals
The European Union condemns the decision of the Russian authorities to ban eight European Union nationals from entering the territory of the Russian Federation.
01 May 2021
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Our colleague Milen Lyubenov has passed away
With deep regret we inform you that today, following a serious illness, suddenly passed away one of our youngest colleagues – Milen Lyubenov, head of Department “Regional Cooperation” in Directorate “Southeast Europe”. In just a few weeks he was about to leave on a new diplomatic mission as Deputy Head of the Embassy of Bulgaria in Athens, Greece.
01 May 2021
Bulgaria declared another Russian diplomat as persona non grata
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria declared yet another Russian diplomat as persona non grata and asked the law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation to fully assist the Bulgarian authorities in investigating the explosions in Bulgarian arms depots, the destruction of material evidence in a fire and the poisoning of three Bulgarian citizens in order to discover the offenders and bring them to court.
29 April 2021
The government has empowered Ambassador Hristo Polendakov to represent Bulgaria in the Danube Commission
The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria adopted a Decision to empower Hristo Polendakov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria in Hungary, to represent the Republic of Bulgaria in the Danube Commission.
28 April 2021