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Ekaterina Zaharieva presented the priorities of the Bulgarian Presidency during the first major event on its calendar
Deputy Prime Minister for Judicial Reform and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva presented this morning the priorities of the forthcoming Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union during an informal meeting of state secretaries and secretaries general of the EU Member States’ foreign ministries in Sofia.
01 December 2017
Top diplomats of Sofia and Riyadh will work for Saudi investments in Bulgaria
Concrete actions to invigorate practical cooperation between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were outlined by the two countries’ foreign ministers, Ekaterina Zaharieva and Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir.
30 November 2017
Yuri Sterk received a delegation of the Israeli Foreign Ministry
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yuri Sterk received an Israeli delegation led by Rodica Radian-Gordon, Deputy Director General for European Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel.
30 November 2017
Georg Georgiev: “Bulgaria is completely ready to take over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union”
Bulgaria is completely ready to take over the Presidency of the EU Council. What is most gratifying to us, among other things, is that other Member States of the Union have also embraced our priorities as their own
29 November 2017
Deputy Minister Yuri Sterk received UAE Deputy Foreign Minister
On 29 November 2017, Deputy Minister Yuri Sterk received the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates Sultan Al Shamsi, his accompanying delegation and the management of Expo 2020 Dubai.
29 November 2017
Bulgaria strongly condemns the missile launch conducted by the DPRK on 28 November 2017
We call on the DPRK to engage in a credible and meaningful dialogue with the international community that will lead to the complete, irreversible and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and full implementation of the relevant United Nations resolutions
29 November 2017
Georg Georgiev: “Bulgaria will not allow manifestations of anti-Semitism to mar the country’s reputation”
“Bulgaria and the Bulgarian Government will spare no effort against any manifestations of anti-Semitism and intolerance that mar this country’s reputation.
28 November 2017
Ekaterina Zaharieva conferred with Croatian Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee Chairperson Miro Kovač
Deputy Prime Minister for Judicial Reform and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva conferred today with the Chairperson of the Croatian Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee Miro Kovač.
27 November 2017
Crisis situation centre at the Bulgarian Embassy in Jakarta and information desk at Bali Airport are ready to assist Bulgarian citizens after Mount Agung volcano eruption
In connection with the eruption of the Mount Agung Volcano on the Island of Bali, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva has ordered the formation of a crisis situation centre at the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Indonesia to assist Bulgarian citizens in need of help
27 November 2017
Canada lifts short travel visa requirements for Bulgarians, effective 1 December 2017
As of 4:00 p.m. Bulgarian time on 1 December 2017, Bulgarian citizens will no longer need a visa to travel to Canada for stays of up to six months for tourism, to do business or to visit family and friends.
27 November 2017