The work of the XXXVII Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) and the XVII annual meeting of the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) ended on 7 May.
The 124th Session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe was held on 5-6 May in Vienna, marking also the 65th anniversary of the Organization.
In relation to media reports on damages to the All-Ukrainian Center for Bulgarian Culture in Odessa, MFA informs that the center was not target of deliberate attack.
Minister Kristian Vigenin held meetings at the Department of State and the U.S. Senate during his working visit to Washington, DC, for participation in the events organized by the Atlantic Council to mark the anniversary of NATO and EU enlargement.
The ceremony of awarding a "Golden Laurel Bough" to American partners for their contribution to Bulgaria's accession to NATO and to mark the Day of Tolerance was held on 28 April in Washington,DC.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to Nicosia, Hristo Georgiev, presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades.
Deputy Foreign Minister Angel Velitchkov participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for the opening of a "New embassy complex of the People's Republic of China" in Sofia.