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Minister Zaharieva: Bulgaria must speak in a single voice in its foreign policy
Asked by the media about the alleged discord between the government and the president on the situation in Venezuela, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva commented on the principles of Bulgaria’s foreign policy and the mechanisms of formulating a national position.
08 February 2019
The Bulgarian Government expressed support for Juan Guaidó as President ad interim of Venezuela
The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria adopted on February 6th, 2019, the following decision:
07 February 2019
Minister Zaharieva: Bulgarian visas to be issued in 15 Chinese cities
Bulgarian visas can in the very near future be obtained in 15 cities across China, announced Ekaterina Zaharieva, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs at a meeting with Lachezar Dinev, President of the Bulgarian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCCI). Currently, Bulgarian visas are only issued in the capital Beijing and in Shanghai.
07 February 2019
Protocol of Republic of Macedonia accession to North Atlantic Treaty signed
On February 6, 2019, at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels, representatives of the Member States of the Alliance signed a protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the accession of the Republic of Macedonia to NATO under the name ‘Republic of North Macedonia’. The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Macedonia, Mr. Nikola Dimitrov, was in attendance at the signing ceremony.
06 February 2019
Bulgarian private sector interested in joining Saudi Arabia projects
‘The bilateral political dialog between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is becoming ever more dynamic. Exactly a year ago I had the pleasure of welcoming you to Sofia for a meeting that provided an impetus for a multitude of exchanged visits between members of various government ministries, agencies and economic entities.’ Those were the words of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva, who spoke in Brussels today with Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
04 February 2019
Bulgaria strengthens cooperation with Jordan in the fight against terrorism and human trafficking
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva met in Brussels today with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. In continuation of their talks in Amman in mid-December 2018, the two top diplomats discussed opportunities for re-invigorating the bilateral relations and the specific steps that can be undertaken to that end. The ministers also exchanged views on current developments in the region of the Middle East.
04 February 2019
Position Paper
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria is convinced that the people of Venezuela must be given the right to determine its own future, based upon the principles of the democratic, law-governed state.
04 February 2019
Foreign Ministers of EU and Arab League meet in Brussels
The fifth meeting of the foreign ministers of the EU and the League of Arab States (LAS) took place in Brussels today. The Bulgarian delegation was headed by Ekaterina Zaharieva, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. The meeting was co-chaired for the EU by the High Representative, Federica Mogherini, and for the LAS, by M.A. Al-Dirdiri, the Foreign Minister of the Sudan, and Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the Secretary General of the League of Arab States.
04 February 2019
Ekaterina Zaharieva in Bucharest: I am happy the Romanian Presidency followed Bulgaria’s example in focusing on the Western Balkans
The Deputy Prime Minister for Judicial Reform and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mrs. Ekaterina Zaharieva took part in the Informal Meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers from the Member States of the European Union (Gymnich) in Bucharest on January 31 – February 1, 2019. Among the matters discussed at it were the Western Balkans, the Eastern Partnership, Venezuela and China. The discussion on China continued in the format of EU Member States and Candidate Members.
01 February 2019
News in Bulgarian first aired on Albanian TV
On January 28, for the first time ever, a news broadcast in Bulgarian was shown on Albanian television. This marked the launch of a regular half-hour program targeted at the Bulgarian national minority in that country.
01 February 2019