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The Permanent Secretary, Mr. Svetlan Stoev, met with the Special Representative for the CEE-China Cooperation Initiative, Ms. Jiang Yu
On 25 June 2024, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Svetlan Stoev, held a meeting with Ms Jiang Yu, Special Representative of China under the CEE-China Cooperation Initiative.
26 June 2024
An EU General Affairs Council is held in Luxembourg
Deputy Foreign Minister Ivan Kondov represented Bulgaria at the regular meeting of the EU General Affairs Council, which took place in Luxembourg today. The European ministers prepared the upcoming European Council meeting on 27—28 June, discussed the rule of law in Hungary, as well as a draft directive on transparency of representation of interests on behalf of third countries.
25 June 2024
Message
With regard to the statements made by the Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria strongly recalls that the European Consensus reached in the summer of 2022 between the 27 EU Member States and North Macedonia itself clearly outlines the steps to achieve real progress in the European integration process of the neighbouring country. Likewise, the principle of unanimity in the EU enlargement process is enshrined in the Treaty on European Union and has underpinned the negotiating frameworks of all previous and current enlargeme
25 June 2024
Working visit of the Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs Maria Angelieva and Nevyana Miteva to the Sultanate of Oman
On 24 June 2024, within the framework of their working visit to the Sultanate of Oman, the Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs Maria Angelieva and Nevyana Miteva were received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, who was presented with a written message from the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria — Mr. Dimitar Glavchev.
24 June 2024
EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg
Deputy Foreign Minister Ivan Kondov participated today in the ordinary meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg. The foreign ministers of the member states started their work by discussing the Russian aggression against Ukraine with the participation of Ukraine's first diplomat Dmytro Kuleba. He briefed them on the current situation and the specific needs of the country in the context of the ongoing Russian aggression. The Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister praised the Peace Summit for Ukraine held in Switzerland, which confirmed the need to achieve a just and lasting peace on th
24 June 2024
Meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Danube Region, 20 June 2024, Vienna
On 20 June 2024, a Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Danube Region took place in Vienna in the framework of the Austrian Presidency of the EU Danube Strategy. Bulgaria was represented by Deputy Foreign Minister Ivan Kondov.
24 June 2024
Communication of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In connection with the developments in the Middle East region, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reminds Bulgarian citizens of its warning to suspend all travel to Lebanon and to leave the country immediately.
22 June 2024
Deputy Minister Ivan Kondov participates in the final meetings of the Presidency of the Republic of North Macedonia of the SEECP
Deputy Foreign Minister Ivan Kondov participated in the final meetings of the concluding presidency of the Republic of North Macedonia of the South East Europe Cooperation Process (SEECP). On 13 June this year, in Skopje, he represented Bulgaria at the Foreign Ministers' Meeting and the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the countries participating in the Process.
17 June 2024
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Kondov held a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Bulgaria H. E. Katarina Rangnitt
On 14 June 2024, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Kondov held a meeting with the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Envoy of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Republic of Bulgaria, based in Stockholm, H. E. Katarina Rangnitt.
17 June 2024