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Foreign Affairs Council calls for immediate truce in Libya
Recent developments in Libya and the Sahel, the situation in Venezuela, and Iran’s decision to stop fulfilling part of its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action were in the focus of attention of the Foreign Affairs Council meeting which took place in Brussels today. Bulgaria was represented by its Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ekaterina Zaharieva.
13 May 2019
Announcement
On instructions from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva, the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the Republic of Bulgaria Hasan Ulusoy was summoned to the MFA on Monday by Deyan Katrachev, Director of the South-Eastern Europe Directorate, to explain his statement made on May 11 of this year, calling upon the Bulgarian Government to promote the learning of Turkish as a foreign language as a precondition for the increase of Turkish investments in Bulgaria.
11 May 2019
Bulgaria opens honorary consulate in Turku, Finland
In a formal ceremony on May 7, 2019, Bulgaria opened today its honorary consulate in the Finnish city of Turku, which is to have consular jurisdiction over the provinces of Varsinais-Suomi and Satakunta
10 May 2019
Bulgaria to grant BGN 180,000 for the Neshkov Vrah ossuary monument near Caribrod
Bulgaria to grant BGN 180,000 for the Neshkov Vrah ossuary monument near Caribrod
09 May 2019
Bulgaria to open consulate general in Barcelona
The Council of Ministers has adopted a decision to open a consulate of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Kingdom of Spain, which is to be headed by a staff consular officer and based in the City of Barcelona with a consular jurisdiction over the autonomous communities of Catalonia and Aragon.
09 May 2019
Bulgaria, US discuss possibilities for supporting Orthodox communities around the world
Through their development assistance programs, Bulgaria and the United States can support the Eastern Orthodox communities in Northern Iraq and Syria, by participating in the restoration of their places of worship. That was the subject of discussion between Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva and Samuel Brownback, Department of State Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom.
09 May 2019
Government OKs diplomatic relations with Vanuatu
The Bulgarian Government has approved the establishment of diplomatic relations with Vanuatu. That was agreed at a meeting of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva and the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Vanuatu Ralph Regenvanu.
08 May 2019
Georgian Prime Minister visits Bulgarian pavilion for Europe Day in Tbilisi
TBILISI. - The Prime Minister of Georgia, Mamuka Bakhtadze, visited in May 5, 2019 the Bulgarian pavilion set up within the framework of the traditional Europe Day in Tbilisi, which is organized by the EU Delegation to Georgia. The event, organized under the motto ‘The European Union and Georgia: Stronger Together’, was dedicated to the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Association Agreement between Georgia and the EU and the tenth anniversary of the launch of the Eastern Partnership initiative of the EU.
07 May 2019
Bulgarian Ambassador to Austria pays tribute to the victims of National Socialism
The Bulgarian Ambassador to Austria, Ivan Sirakov, took part in this year’s 74th ceremony of remembrance of the victims of Nazism who perished in the Austrian concentration camp complex of Mauthausen-Gusen. The event is organized on May 5 of every year by the International Mauthausen Committee. This year, it took place under the motto: ‘Never a number. Forever human!’
05 May 2019
London Embassy to set up direct streaming of Pope Francis visit for Bulgarian expats
LONDON. - In connection with the visit by Pope Francis to Bulgaria on May 5-7, 2019, the Bulgarian Embassy in London will make it possible for Bulgarian expats there to follow live the itinerary of the head of the Roman Catholic Church in our country.
05 May 2019