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Statement by Minister Daniel Mitov, Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
The case of Ms Nadiya Savchenko has been raised on a number of occasions within the Committee of Ministers. The Committee has already expressed its concern about Ms Savchenko’s health condition and called on the Russian authorities to release her without delay on humanitarian grounds.
11 March 2016
Minister Mitov met with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the US to Bulgaria H.E. Eric Rubin
Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov met today at the MFA with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the US to Bulgaria H.E. Eric Rubin. The talks focused on the current geostrategic challenges and ways to tackle them, the bilateral relations and energy projects of mutual interest.
07 March 2016
Statement by the Spokesperson of the MFA
In connection with a statement made by the Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova on the formation at the National Assembly of an Ad Hoc Committee of Inquiry into Russia's and Turkey's alleged interference into Bulgaria's internal affairs, Bulgarian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Betina Joteva released the following statement:
26 February 2016
Statement by Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov on the recent terrorist attacks in Turkey
Bulgaria strongly condemns yesterday's bloody attack in the capital of our neighbor and ally Turkey.
18 February 2016
Bosnia and Herzegovina submits EU membership application
The Republic of Bulgaria welcomes Bosnia and Herzegovina's application for EU membership, which was submitted on February 15, 2016.
15 February 2016
Ninth meeting of the working group of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia
Today, February 15, 2016, the ninth meeting of the working groups of ministries of foreign affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia was held in Skopje. It was aimed at negotiating the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperationand and Good-neighborliness.
15 February 2016
MFA Press Release
In connection with the strong public interest towards the information that appeared first in Turkish media about ban to travel to the Republic of Turkey on Ahmed Demir Dogan and Delyan Slavchev Peevski, Deputy Foreign Minister Valentin Poriazov has held a series of talks with Turkish Ambassador Süleyman Gökçe to request Turkey’s official position on the matter.
12 February 2016
Minister Mitov met with the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of Georgian Parliament Tedo Japaridze
Minister Daniel Mitov held a meeting today with the Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of Georgian Parliament Tedo Japaridze. The talks focused on Bulgaria-Georgia bilateral relations, cooperation within the regional formats, Georgia’s European and Euro-Atlantic perspective, transport and energy projects.
10 February 2016
MFA Press Release
Acting in pursuance of a Council of Ministers' Decision № 404 of June 19, 2014, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a letter nominating Irina Georgieva Bokova as a candidate for the post of United Nations Secretary-General.
09 February 2016
Position of the MFA on DPRK launch of a long-range rocket on February 7, 2016
We strongly condemn the launch of a long-range ballistic missile by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), which has clearly neglected the calls of the international community to refrain from further actions that could lead to an escalation of tension in the region of Northeast Asia.
08 February 2016