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Celebrating ASEM Day-2019 in Bulgaria
On 13 March 2019 a joint event of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria and Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” entitled "ASEM Day-2019: Strengthening connectivity between Europe and Asia by promoting people-to-people contacts and education exchange" was held at Sofia University to mark ASEM Day-2019. The ASEF Photo Exhibition "On the Go" was also presented during the event.
13 March 2019
Bulgaria ranks near top in World Bank index of women’s rights
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva shared both personal and political experience during the presentation of the new World Bank index of the status of women in public life.
11 March 2019
Deputy Prime Minister Zaharieva talks in Warsaw with her Polish equal number, Jacek Čzaputovič
‘We Bulgarians have a century-old bond with you Poles, whom we regard as our trusted and sincere friends.’ It was with these words Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva addressed her Polish colleague Jacek Čaputovič. Bulgaria’s top diplomat is in Warsaw on a one-day official visit.
11 March 2019
Bulgaria and Vietnam to work for strengthening economic ties
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva met today with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to Bulgaria Doan Tuanh Linh.
11 March 2019
Minister Zaharieva: It’s time to step up trade with Georgia
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva discussed with Tamuna Liluashvili, the newly appointed ambassador of Georgia to this country, the prospects for the economic relations between the two nations.
11 March 2019
Ekaterina Zaharieva: Our foreign policy must serve an economic purpose
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva received the managing body of the Association of Honorary Consuls.
11 March 2019
Position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
28 February 2019
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Ekaterina Zakharieva welcomes ratification of North Macedonia NATO accession protocol
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zakharieva introduced in Parliament a Bill on the Ratification of the Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the accession of the Republic of North Macedonia, and after that bill was voted into law, spoke with Talat Xhaferi, the President of the Assembly of the Republic of Northern Macedonia
20 February 2019
Jubilee post stamp marks 15 years of Bulgarian NATO membership
At a ceremony held in the Council of Ministers building, Minister Zakharieva emphasized the importance of the North Atlantic Alliance for the security and prosperity of Bulgaria, pointing out that since in 2004 this country joined NATO, its GDP has increased three-fold
20 February 2019
Ekaterina Zaharieva: Bulgarian visas to be issued in 15 cities across India
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zakharieva met with Sushma Swaraj, the Minister of External Affairs of India. This has been the first visit to Bulgaria by an Indian foreign minister in two decades.
17 February 2019