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Joint production of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Bulgarian National Television marks 30 years since Bulgaria's accession to the IOF
The documentary "Francophonie Street", realized jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Bulgarian National Television, celebrates the 30th anniversary of Bulgaria's accession to the International Organization of Francophonie.
24 March 2022
Russia: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the ruling to extend Alexei Navalny’s politically motivated imprisonment by an additional 9 years
The European Union strongly condemns the ruling by Moscow’s Lefortovo District Court, to extend the imprisonment of the Russian opposition politician Mr Alexei Navalny by an additional 9 years. We also deeply regret that the court hearings were conducted in a de facto closed setting, inaccessible for observers in the penal colony outside Moscow, where Alexei Navalny is already serving another politically motivated sentence, which opens space for the fabrication of charges and lack of exercise of defence rights by the accused. This is the starkest indication that the Russian legal system contin
24 March 2022
Deputy Minister Petrova received Principal Situation Coordinator of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova talks with the Principal Situation Coordinator of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Anne-Marie Deutschlander, who is visiting Bulgaria, in connection with the growing number of asylum seekers in our country following the war in Ukraine.
23 March 2022
EU foreign and defence ministers approved EU's strategic compass for security and defence
On 21 March 2022, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence of the EU Member States approved EU's strategic compass for security and defence. It will be formally adopted by the European Council on 24-25 March. The Strategic Compass reinforces the Union's overall vision of its role in protecting the security of European citizens, values and principles, and sets out concrete measures to achieve the 2030 targets.
23 March 2022
Deputy Minister Dimitrova received Croatian Ambassador Jasna Ognjanovac
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Irena Dimitrova received Croatian Ambassador to Bulgaria Jasna Ognjanovac. Among the highlights of the conversation were the united response of the European Union and NATO to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the excellent bilateral relations, as well as the current events in the Western Balkans region.
23 March 2022
Ambassador Ivan Naydenov presented his credentials to the President of Cape Verde Jose Maria Neves
On 17 March 2022, during a solemn ceremony at the official residence of the President of Cape Verde in Mindelo on the island of Sao Vicente, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Cape Verde Ivan Naidenov presented his credentials to President Jose Maria Neves.
22 March 2022
On Support for Ukraine’s European Path
A group of ministers and representatives of Member States of the European Union met in Brussels in the margins of 21 March EU Foreign Affairs Council to discuss how best to promote and support Ukraine's European path.
22 March 2022
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova received copies of letters of credence from the Ambassador of Angola
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova received copies of letters of credence from Alsino dos Prazeres Izata Francisco da Conceição, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Angola to the Republic of Bulgaria, based in Belgrade, Serbia.
22 March 2022
Deputy Minister Velislava Petrova talks with Ambassador Eric Pop, IOF Resident Representative for Central and Eastern Europe
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova met with Ambassador Eric Pop, Permanent Representative of the International Organization of La Francophonie to Central and Eastern Europe.
22 March 2022
