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Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in connection with the launch of a ballistic missile by DPRK on July 4th, 2017
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria expresses its indignation at the launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 4 July 2017 of a ballistic missile, which was declared by Pyongyang as inter-continental. That new serious violation of the United Nations Security Council resolutions further escalates tensions on the Korean Peninsula and undermines security not only in the region, but also at international level.
05 July 2017
Ekaterina Zaharieva held bilateral meetings in Dubrovnik
Deputy Prime Minister for Judicial Reform and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva conferred today with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Aleksey Meshkov.
01 July 2017
Ekaterina Zaharieva to her Balkan counterparts: “There is no alternative to the European perspective for the region”
There is no alternative to the European perspective for the countries in the Balkans. The Bulgarian Presidency will do everything possible and will be making efforts so that this perspective would become more tangible
30 June 2017
Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva paricipated in the Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg
On 19 June 2017, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva took part in the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg.
19 June 2017
Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva presented Bulgaria’s foreign policy priorities to the diplomatic corps
The Deputy Prime Minister for Judicial Reform and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva presented Bulgaria’s foreign policy priorities to the diplomatic corps in Sofia.
16 June 2017
Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva conferred with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu
Deputy Prime Minister for Judicial Reform and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva conferred with Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu at the Cankaya Residence in Ankara.
13 June 2017
Еkaterina Zaharieva at the European Forum Wachau: European leaders need to work on a daily basis to restore the citizens' trust in the institutions
“European leaders need to work on a daily basis to restore the trust of all citizens in the institutions. Politicians need to be more accessible and closer to people”, stated the Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister for Judicial Reform and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva at the European Forum in Wachau, Austria.
11 June 2017
Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva congratulated the newly elected Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia
Deputy Prime Minister for Judicial Reform and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva held a phone conversation with the newly elected Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia Nikola Dimitrov to congratulate him personally and to invite him to visit Bulgaria.
01 June 2017
German Justice Minister: “Bulgaria’s progress in the judicial reform is visible to all in the European Union”
“Bulgaria is making tangible progress in the field of the judicial reform, and we can see this not only in Germany, it is also visible to the rest of the Member States of the European Union. I am glad that Ekaterina will continue to deal with the reform because she was precisely the one who started it.”
31 May 2017
Position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in connection with the terrorist act in Kabul on 31 May 2017
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria categorically condemns today’s terrorist act in Kabul and expresses its deep empathy with the suffering of the families of those killed and injured in the attack.
31 May 2017