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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

Bulgaria and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea signed a Programme on Cooperation in the Fields of Education

On 11 July 2019 in Pyongyang, DPRK, the Governments of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea signed a Programme on Cooperation in the Fields of Education and Culture for the years 2019 – 2022. The Programme renews the existing legal framework for cooperation with the DPRK in the fields of education and...

11 July 2019

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Minister Georg Georgiev Participates in the Extraordinary Meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council

Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev took part in the extraordinary meeting of the European Union's Foreign Affairs Council, held in video conference format. The ministers discussed developments in the Middle East, with a focus on the military escalation between Israel and Iran. A common position was expressed: Iran must return to fulfilling its...

27 June 2025

Minister Georgiev Speaks to Media in Parliament

“The security situation in Iran is deteriorating with each passing day. Ensuring the safety and well-being of our personnel required us to take action to relocate a total of 17 individuals—diplomatic staff and their families—to a safe destination. In addition to this, late last night, two more Bulgarian citizens—who were the only...

19 June 2025

Ministerial Meeting in Taormina, Italy, Marking the 70th Anniversary of the 1955 Messina Conference

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Elena Shekerletova represented Bulgaria at the ministerial meeting commemorating the 70th anniversary of the 1955 Messina Conference. The Conference laid the groundwork and developed the concept for the European Economic Community, established two years later by the Treaty of Rome. Deputy Minister Shekerletova noted that...

19 June 2025

Minister Georgiev Presents Certificates to Junior Diplomats from the Middle East

“In a time when the world is torn by conflicts, we in Bulgaria are building connections – a foundation for peace.” With these words, Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev welcomed junior diplomats from the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Qatar, and the Republic of Iraq, participants in the first study visit for junior diplomats from...

18 June 2025

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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: [email protected]

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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: [email protected]