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Bilateral meetings of Minister Daniel Mitov with the foreign ministers of Afghanistan and Kosovo
On the sidelines of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly, Minister of Foreign Affairs Daniel Mitov conferred with his Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani. This was the first bilateral meeting at such level in 10 years since the 61st UN General Assembly Session in September 2006.
24 September 2016
Position on the information regarding the desecration of a memorial sign at Mount Kajmakcalan
The Bulgarian state has been making continuous efforts to hold joint commemorations of fallen soldiers and to have appropriate designation of their graves.
23 September 2016
Migrant wave and protection of EU’s external borders top the agenda of meetings of Minister Mitov in New York
The migration crisis and the protection of EU’s external borders dominated the agenda of the first day of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly in New York. The leaders of the UN Member States adopted the so called New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants.
20 September 2016
Ambassador Dessislava Ivanova presented her credentials to the President of Georgia
The newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to Georgia Dessislava Ivanova presented her credentials to the President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili. The official ceremony was held on 12 September 2016.
13 September 2016
Position of the MFA on the Cessation of Hostilities in Syria
We welcome the agreement between the United States and Russia as co-chairs of the International Syria Support Group on Cessation of Hostilities in Syria as well as on subsequent military coordination.
12 September 2016
Ambassador Martin Ivanov presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Finland
The newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Finland Martin Ivanov presented his credentials to the President of Finland H.E. Sauli Niinistö.
12 September 2016
Ambassador Georgi Panayotov presented his credentials to the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Ambassador Georgi Panayotov, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Bulgaria to the UN, presented his credentials to the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
10 September 2016
Ambassador Petyo Petev presented his credentials as Permanent Representative of the Republic of Bulgaria to FAO, Rome
Ambassador Petyo Petev presented his credentials as Permanent Representative of the Republic of Bulgaria to FAO to the Secretary General of the Organization Dr. José Graziano da Silva.The ceremony was held on 9 September 2016 at the FAO Headquarters in Rome.
10 September 2016
Position of the MFA in connection with the statement by the DPRK that the country has conducted another nuclear test on 9 September 2016
It is with great concern that we received the news of the DPRK’s latest nuclear test carried out on September 9, 2016. This fifth consecutive nuclear test is in direct violation of the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions and the IAEA Safeguards Agreement.
09 September 2016
Effective cooperation is key to successfully solving the problems in the Mediterranean
"Intensifying the dialogue between the countries from the Mediterranean, the Middle East and North Africa and Europe is key. We need to focus on strengthening our efforts in the area of security,"
08 September 2016