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Working visit of Bulgarian delegation to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg
Bulgarian delegation led by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Georgi Dimitrov, and the Director General of the General Affairs DG ,Rayko Raychev, held a working visit to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on 25 June.
25 June 2014
Bulgaria supports the decision to grant EU candidate status to Albania
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kristian Vigenin participated in today’s EU General Affairs Council in Luxembourg. Among the main topics on the agenda were the enlargement process and the preparation for the European Council meeting to be held on 26 - 27 June.
24 June 2014
EU Foreign Ministers expressed support for the efforts of the Ukrainian president to find a lasting solution to the crisis in the country
EU Foreign Ministers reaffirmed their support for the efforts of the newly elected Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko to find a lasting solution to the crisis in Ukraine. At the Foreign Affairs Council, held today in Luxembourg, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin presented President’s peace plan to ceasefire and take concrete steps to reduce tensions and restore peace and security in East Ukraine.
23 June 2014
Donation campaign to help flood victims
Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on all who have the opportunity to show solidarity and empathy by making donations for the victims of the devastating floods on 20 June 2014 in North-Eastern Bulgaria.
23 June 2014
Bulgaria to take over SEECP Chairmanship-in-Office for the period July 2015 – June 2016
Bulgaria will take over the rotating Chairmanship-in-Office of the South-East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) for the period July 2015 - June 2016, the SEECP Foreign Ministers decided at their meeting in Bucharest on Friday.
20 June 2014
Bulgaria handed over the Chairmanship-in-Office of BSEC to Greece
The Bulgarian Chairmanship-in-Office of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperationis coming to an end. Our calendar of events was extensive, but more valuable are the achieved practical results in a number of priority areas - transport, youth and sports, health, information technology, strengthening of the business contacts between the countries of the region,
19 June 2014
Meeting of Minister Kristian Vigenin with the Foreign Minister of Serbia
Minister Kristian Vigenin held today a bilateral meeting with the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Ivica Dačić, who is visiting Bulgaria to participate in the 30th Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the BSEC Member States, held today in Golden Sands resort, Varna.
19 June 2014
Bulgaria works for strengthening the practical direction of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
The Bulgarian Chairmanship-in-Office of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation has declared it a priority and tries to steer the organization in a more practical direction.
19 June 2014
Bulgaria nominates Irina Bokova for UN Secretary General
The Bulgarian Government adopted a decision to nominate UNESCO’sDirector GeneralIrina Bokova for Secretary General of the United Nations with a mandate from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2021.
18 June 2014
The Republic of Cyprus is one of the important partners of Bulgaria
The Republic of Cyprus is one of the important partners of Bulgaria both bilaterally and within the European Union, said Minister Kristian Vigenin at the meeting with the President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades during his official visit to the country.
16 June 2014