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Exequatur presented to the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Republic of Mauritius, Mr Puman Vishal Ramlall

On the 3rd of October 2024 the newly appointed Honorary Consul of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Republic of Mauritius Mr. Puman Vishal Ramlall received his Exequatur from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade of Mauritius, HE Maneesh Gobin at a ceremony which took place in Port Louis. The seat of the newly...

08 October 2024

Opening of the exhibition “Our Common World – Smiling Messages from Bulgaria”

On Friday, the 4th of October, the cartoon exhibition “Our Common World - Smiling Messages from Bulgaria” was showcased at the National Library of South Africa. The initiative was implemented together with the Gabrovo Museum "House of Humour and Satire” and the National Library of South Africa. The exhibition was opened by Ambassador Maria...

08 October 2024

Ambassador Maria Pavlova held a meeting with HE Mrs Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Vice President of the Republic of Namibia, Windhoek

On the 24th of September, Ambassador Maria Pavlova had a meeting with HE Mrs Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Vice President of the Republic of Namibia in her Office in Windhoek, Namibia. During the conversation, Mrs Nandi-Ndaitwah reaffirmed the bonds of friendship with Bulgaria as a country, which had helped the Namibians in their just struggle against the...

27 September 2024

Celebration of Unification Day, 6th of September, with the Bulgarian Community in Midrand, RSA

On Sunday, 8th of September, the Bulgarian Embassy and the Bulgarian community celebrated the 139th anniversary of the unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia. Special guests at the event were Mr Miroslav Chakaryan, Concertmaster of the Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra and his wife Ms Susan Mouton, who performed four...

09 September 2024

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

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EU ambassadors reached preliminary agreement on the draft decision for the lifting of checks on persons at internal land borders with and between the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania

COREPER II reached today preliminary agreement on the draft Council decision regarding the full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area by January 1st 2025, including land borders. The Decision is expected to be finally adopted at the meeting of the EU Council "Justice and Home Affairs" (in the format of Home Affairs Ministers), which...

27 November 2024

A Мeeting of the Inter-institutional Coordination Mechanism for the Accession of Bulgaria to the OECD with the Participation of OECD Representatives

A meeting of the Inter-institutional Coordination Mechanism (ICM) for the Republic of Bulgaria's accession to the OECD took place on November 14, 2024 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the participation of a delegation from the OECD’s Legal Affairs Directorate, led by Ms. Gita Kothari, the OECD Accession Coordinator. The chair of the meeting,...

14 November 2024

Minister Kondov received Ljupco Georgievski at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

On 13 November 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Kondov received Ljupco Georgievski, chairman of the Ivan Mihaylov Bulgarian Culture Club in Bitola, which was closed by the authorities in the Republic of North Macedonia. The current state of the rights of the Bulgarian community in the Republic of North Macedonia was discussed at the...

13 November 2024

Minister Kondov met with the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs of the US Department of Homeland Security Adam Hunter

Foreign Minister Ivan Kondov met today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Adam Hunter. They discussed Bulgaria’s progress in meeting the criteria for joining the U.S. Visa Waiver Program (VWP). The necessary steps that all countries must take to gain...

11 November 2024

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Посолство на Република България в Претория, Южна Африка
Адрес: 1071 Stanza Bopape str.,
0083 Hatfield, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa
Телефон: +27 12 342 37 20
Тел. за спешни случаи:
+27 79 893 7336
Факс: +2712 342 37 21
Работно време:
По - Пт, 08:00 - 16:30 ч.
Приемно време на консулската служба: По - Пт, 09:00 - 12:00 ч., с предварително записване на час.
E-mail: [email protected]

Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Pretoria, South Africa
Адрес: 1071 Standza Bopape str.,
0083 Hatfield, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa
Tel.: +27 12 342 37 20
Emergency number:
+27 79 893 7336
Fax: +2712 342 37 21
Office hours:
Mon - Fri, 08:00 - 16:30 h.
Consular service reception hours:
Mon - Fri, 09:00 - 12:00 h., booking in advance is necessery.
E-mail: [email protected]