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Bulgarian Ambassador to the DPR Korea presented his Letter of Credence

On 23 July 2025 at a ceremony at Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang H.E. Mr. Andrey Tehov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, based in Beijing, presented his Letter of Credence to the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea H.E. Mr. Choe Ryong Hae. After the ceremony the...

28 July 2025

The Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in DPRK has reopened

On 21 April 2025 the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Pyongyang, DPRK, has reopened after 4-year temporary pause due to the withdrawal of the diplomatic staff in 2021 as a result of the strict anti-COVID-19 measures introduced by the DPRK authorities. The Embassy is located at a new temporary address at No. 4, Block No. 5, Diplomatic Compound,...

24 April 2025

Commissioning of a new version of the National Visa Information System

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in the process of implementing a large-scale project, coordinated in advance with all responsible institutions in Bulgaria and the EU, including the implementation and launch of a new version of the National Visa Information System (NVIS). The technological implementation of the works requires the temporary suspension of...

06 August 2024

Main information — satellite-based tolling system in Bulgaria

As from 1 March 2020, road vehicles with a total technically permissible maximum weight exceeding 3,5 tonnes circulating on paid road sections in Bulgaria will have to pay for their use distance-based road charges – toll. The toll replaces the electronic vignette for heavy vehicles and buses. The toll for 1 km is differentiated according to the...

14 February 2020

Visit to the Yangji Nursery in Pyongsong City

Mr. Ivaylo Iordonav, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in the DPRK and Mr. Praveen Agrawal, Representative and Country Director of the World Food Programme in the DPRK visited the Yangji Nursery in Pyongsong City, South Pyongan Province оn 25 November 2019. The Nursery is a beneficiary of Humanitarian Aid provided by...

28 November 2019

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs Continues Active Efforts to Support Iva Mihaylova in Obtaining the Necessary Treatmen

Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs met with Hristina Mihaylova, mother of Iva Mihaylova, following the latest refusal by the court in Kočani to allow the young woman to leave the Republic of North Macedonia in order to receive the treatment required for her serious neurological condition. Ms Mihaylova shared her concerns about the course of...

14 August 2026

Minister Velislava Petrova and Ambassador Pierre Hagmann Discuss Expanding Swiss Investment and Partnership in Innovation and Science

Expanding Swiss investment in Bulgaria and strengthening partnerships in innovation and science were among the main topics discussed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova and the Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation to Bulgaria, Pierre Hagmann. The two also discussed opportunities for closer cooperation in high technology, artificial...

11 August 2026

Minister Velislava Petrova Meets Ambassadors of Arab States to Bulgaria

Bulgaria and the countries of the Arab world are bound by a friendship based on trust, mutual respect and a shared commitment to maintaining peace and stability. This was stated by Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova at a meeting today with the ambassadors of Arab states accredited to the Republic of Bulgaria. Minister Petrova presented the...

10 August 2026

Minister Velislava Petrova Meets Ukrainian Ambassador Following Drone Incursion into Bulgarian Airspace

Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova today held a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the Ambassador of Ukraine to Bulgaria, following the incursion of a drone into Bulgarian airspace in the area of Kardam. Initial analysis indicates that the aircraft was most likely a Maya decoy drone of a type used by the Ukrainian Armed...

10 August 2026

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Посолство на Република България в КНДР
Адрес: DPRK, Pyongyang, Munsudong
Телефон: +850 2 381 73 43
Дежурен телефон в извънработно време:
+850 191 250 23 49
Работно време: 09:00 - 17:30 ч.
E-mail: Embassy.Pyongyang@mfa.bg

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Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in DPR Korea
Address: DPRK, Pyongyang, Munsudong
Telephone: +850 2 381 73 43
Оut-of-hours hotline:
+850 191 250 23 49
Office hours: 09:00 - 17:30 h
E-mail: Embassy.Pyongyang@mfa.bg