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Deputy Prime Minister Zaharieva participated in the General Affairs Council and conferred with the First Vice President of the EC Frans Timmermans
Deputy Prime Minister for Judicial Reform and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva took part in the General Affairs Council, in Brussels on May 16th, 2017.
16 May 2017
Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva confers with EU’s chief diplomat Federica Mogherini, Commissioner Johannes Hahn and the foreign ministers of UK and Ireland
Deputy Prime Minister for Judicial Reform and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva conferred in Brussels with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, with Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn, and with the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, and of Ireland, Charles Flanagan.
15 May 2017
Foreign Affairs Council welcomes progress in implementing the EU Global Strategy
The implementation of the EU Global Strategy in the area of security and defence, the Eastern Partnership (EaP), and the situation in the Horn of Africa topped the agenda of the Foreign Affairs Council meeting that took place in Brussels today.
15 May 2017
Position of the MFA in connection with the launch of a ballistic missile by DPRK on May 14, 2017
The Republic of Bulgaria follows with concern the escalation of tensions on the Korean Peninsula
15 May 2017
Continuity in the foreign policy, modernisation of the diplomatic service and reforms for all Bulgarian citizens
Continuity in the foreign policy, modernisation of the diplomatic service and reforms for all Bulgarian citizens: these will be the foremost priorities in the work of the Deputy Prime Minister for Judicial Reform and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva
04 May 2017
Position of the MFA on the incident affecting a patrol of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine
The Republic of Bulgaria is deeply concerned about the tragic death of an observer of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine, who lost his life as a result of a mine explosion near Lugansk. We extend our condolences to the family of the victim and we express our solidarity with the injured members of the SMM team. We call for a thorough and impartial investigation into this incident.
24 April 2017
Position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in connection with the chemical weapons attack in Syria
Bulgaria categorically condemns the use of chemical weapons and chemical substances with equivalent effect as tantamount to a war crime.
06 April 2017
Minister Radi Naidenov sent a letter of condolences to Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria Radi Naidenov sent a letter of condolences to his counterpart of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov in connection with the explosion in the metro of the City of St. Petersburg, in which numerous people were killed and injured.
03 April 2017
Report of the Republic of Bulgaria to the UNSC on the measures taken on the implementation of the provisions of resolution 2321 (2016) which imposes new restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
On March 14, 2017, a report on the behalf of the Republic of Bulgaria on the measures undertaken for the implementation of UNSC resolution 2321 (2016), which imposes new restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK),was submitted to the UN Security Council.
17 March 2017
Meeting at the MFA with the Ambassador of the DPRK to Bulgaria
On March 10, 2017 a meeting on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2321/2016 new comprehensive sanctions against North Korea was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the Ambassador of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
13 March 2017