Bulgaria supports the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine
04 March 2014 News
We support the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine and we expect the new government along with the international community to create the necessary conditions for the de-escalation of tensions and lasting stabilization of the country. In the 21st century the problems can not be solved by military action, said Minister Kristian Vigenin during his today’s meeting in Kiev with the acting President of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov.
"It is important that the Government of Ukraine takes steps to involve all citizens regardless of their ethnicity, so that each one of them feels valuable for the political and economic stabilization of the country and put an end to the conflicts and the contradictions, " pointed out the Bulgarian Foreign Minister, expressing satisfaction at the refusal of Mr. Turchynov to sign the decision of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to cancel the law “On State Language Policy”. According to Vigenin this is a very important sign to the Bulgarians in Ukraine because "the signals that were sent by the Bulgarian side and the other member states were heard".
The Bulgarian Foreign Minister, who is on a two-day working visit to Ukraine, met today with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrey Deschitsa. During the talks, they focused on the coordination of the international efforts to resolve the situation in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the rights of the Bulgarian minority in the country.
Vigenin discussed with his counterpart Andrey Deschitsa Bulgaria’s cooperation for achieving the European aspirations of Ukraine. “Of a particular importance is to seize the opportunities, deriving from the signed in November 2013 in Kiev Memorandum of Cooperation between the Foreign Ministries of our countries in the field of European integration and in the framework of the NATO - Ukraine Commission," said Minister Vigenin.
Vigenin invited his counterpart to participate in the Council of Foreign Ministers of the BSEC member states, which will be held onJune 2014in Varna. Among the topics of discussion was also the issue of sending an OSCE observer mission to Ukraine in order to monitor the situation.
The Bulgarian delegation laid flowers on the Independence square in memory of those who died on both sides during the events. Vigenin announced the readiness of Bulgaria to host the children of the victims for a summer vacation.
The Bulgarian Foreign Minister held talks with the Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Groysman, the leader of the Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform VitaliKlitschko and the deputy in the Verkhovna Rada and special envoy of Ukraine to the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Boris Tarasyuk.
During his visit to Kiev, the Foreign Minister also met with representatives of the Bulgarian community in the country.
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