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Vigenin held talks with representatives of translation industry organisations
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kristian Vigenin met with representatives of the translation industry organizations. The meeting was held in connection with the entry into force of new rules for contracts with companies that provide translation services.
27 June 2013
Minister Kristian Vigenin met with Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia Fatmir Besimi
“Bulgaria has repeatedly declared its support for the Euro-Atlantic perspective of the Republic of Macedonia and believes that the future of all countries of the Western Balkans lies in the EU.
27 June 2013
Kristian Vigenin: Continuity, transparency and professionalism in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Continuity, transparency and professionalism - these are the criteria that we want to define the style of work of the diplomatic service, Kristian Vigenin said today in presenting the new leadership of the Ministry and its priorities to staff of the ministry.
27 June 2013
Consulate in Moscow issues 200 000th visa
Maria Bulava, eight, is the recipient of the 200 000th visa issued by the Bulgarian consular office in Moscow this year. She will travel to Bulgaria with her mother to take part in a cultural programme at the invitation of Byala Municipality.
26 June 2013
Kristian Vigenin congratulated the new Foreign Minister of Greece
“Success in your work in this responsible position and in carrying out the forthcoming important tasks,” was the wish conveyed by Minister Kristian Vigenin to the newly-elected Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, Evangelos Venizelos.
25 June 2013
BSEC provides a good basis for the development of more effective and project-oriented cooperation
“Since its inception 21 years ago, the Black Sea Economic Co-operation has played an important role in supporting the security, political and economic stability of the region,” Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Angel Velichkov said in a speech at the 28th Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the member states of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC).
21 June 2013
In reaction to the storming of the United Nations Development Program building in the Somali capital, Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin said:
The Republic of Bulgaria strongly and firmly condemns the attack by extremists on the building of the United Nations Development (UNDP) in the Somali capital Mogadishu, seeing it as a barbaric act directed against the UN system and the joint efforts of the international community to preserve world peace and security.
20 June 2013
Ambassador Vasilii Takev presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Lithuania
The newly-appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Lithuania Vassilii Takev presented his credentials to President Dalia Grybauskaitė.
20 June 2013
Guido Westerwelle congratulated Kristian Vigenin on his appointment as Foreign Minister
"You take up your position of responsibility of responsibility at a difficult time for Europe. I am confident that together we can continue the successful co-operation established to now between our two countries on important European and international issues.” This is what the German Foreign Minister wrote to his Bulgarian counterpart Kristian Vigenin in a letter congratulating him on his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria.
20 June 2013
Minister Kristian Vigenin will participate in ‘Debate on the Future of Europe’
Minister Kristian Vigenin is to participate in a meeting of foreign ministers of EU member states on the topic of the “Debate on the Future of Europe”, to be held on July 19 and 20 in Palma de Mallorca. The invitation to the forum is on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo in co-operation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany, Guido Westerwelle.
20 June 2013