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Ordinary meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels
Deputy Foreign Minister Elena Shekerletova presented Bulgaria at today's regular November meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels. The first diplomats of the member states discussed developments in Israel and the region, the Russian military aggression against Ukraine, Armenia-Azerbaijan relations and other topical issues on the foreign policy agenda.
14 November 2023
Mariya Gabriel: The Vienna Economic Forum shows that Southeast Europe is a factor for stability, security and development
The next edition of the Vienna Economic Forum will be held in Sofia at the invitation of the Deputy Prime Minister.
13 November 2023
The Serbian ambassador in Sofia, Željko Jović was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of the Serbian authorities' actions against the prominent Bulgarian intellectual Edvin Sugarev
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Serbia in Sofia, Željko Jović, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today by the Director General for European Affairs, Yordan Parvanov. The occasion was the refusal of the Serbian border authorities to allow the prominent Bulgarian intellectual and public figure Edvin Sugarev to enter the territory of Serbia on 8 November 2023, as well as the confiscation of his books by the local law enforcement authorities from the Bulgarian Cultural Information Centre in Bosilegrad.
09 November 2023
Mariya Gabriel: The talent of women entrepreneurs is an engine for economic development
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel participated in an event organised by Women in Business and the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber. The event was held on the occasion of the visit of a large delegation of Austrian women entrepreneurs led by the Vice President of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Ms Marta Schulz.
09 November 2023
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Chicago City Council adopted a resolution on the occasion of 120 years of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and the USA
During its session on November 7, City Council of Chicago unanimously adopted a resolution on the occasion of 120 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and the USA. The document notes that Bulgaria was admitted into and permitted to display an exhibit at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, an event hailed by the Chicago Tribune as the first diplomatic recognition accorded to Bulgaria as an independent state. The author Aleko Konstantinov and his travelogue "To Chicago and Back" is recognized as an inspiration to generations of Bulgarian emigrants
08 November 2023
Mariya Gabriel in Istanbul: The Bulgarian Iron Church of St. Stefan is a symbol of patriotism, unity and a better future
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel visited the Bulgarian Iron Church St. Stefan in Istanbul, together with the Minister of Culture Krastyu Krastev.
08 November 2023
The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria adopted a Decision on the suspension of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE Treaty) for the Republic of Bulgaria
The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria adopted a Decision on the suspension of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE Treaty) for the Republic of Bulgaria.
07 November 2023
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Mariya Gabriel: Bulgarian citizens and their family members evacuated from Gaza are already in Bulgaria
"A total of 30 of the 36 Bulgarian citizens and their family members who were successfully evacuated with the first possible group from Gaza to Egypt are already in Bulgaria. Six of them have stayed in Cairo with relatives of their own accord", Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mariya Gabriel said.
04 November 2023
Coordinated efforts continue for the successful transportation to Bulgaria of the Bulgarian citizens and their families evacuated from Gaza Strip
Following the successful withdrawal from Gaza Strip on 1 November this year in the first possible group of 36 Bulgarian citizens and their family members, the coordinated efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Bulgarian Embassy in Cairo to transport them to Bulgaria are continuing.
02 November 2023