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Firm and stable development of Bulgaria - US relations
The 110th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and the United States was marked with luncheon at the Library of Congress.
20 September 2013
Newly appointed Bulgarian ambassadors to Vietnam and Canada underwent hearing by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly
Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing today of the newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to Vietnam, Evgeni Stoychev, and the Ambassador to Canada, Nikolay Milkov.
19 September 2013
Bulgarian consular office in Kyiv issued 200 000th visa
On September 19, the consular office of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Ukraine issued its 200 000th visa for 2013. The recipient, Russian citizen Lubov Kravchenko, is to come to the country as a tourist.
19 September 2013
Working visit of Minister Kristian Vigenin to Washington DC
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kristian Vigenin will pay a working visit to Washington DC on 18-20 September.
18 September 2013
Prof. Kiril Topalov presented his credentials
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bulgaria to the Holy See, Prof. Kiril Topalov, presented his credentials to Pope Francis on September 14, 2013. Ambassador Topalov held long conversations, exceeding the protocol-specified time, with the Pope and with the Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Bertone.
17 September 2013
Working meeting of the Bulgarian and Macedonian foreign ministry experts
The fifth meeting of the Bulgarian and Macedonian foreign ministry working groups related to the preparation of a draft treaty on friendship, good-neighbourly relations and co-operation, took place in Kriva Palanka on September 17, 2013.
17 September 2013
Minister Vigenin meets with the Ambassadors of Qatar and Iraq
Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin met today with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to Sofia, Mohammed Ali Said Al Nuaymi, and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Iraq to Bulgaria, Asaad al-Samarrai.
16 September 2013
Kristian Vigenin: Investment in young people is an investment in the future
"Welcome to Bulgaria. Influencing your leaders to think more about young people depends on you because the investment in young people is an investment in the future. " With these words Minister of Foreign Affairs Kristian Vigenin addressed the participants at the sixth International Programme for Young Leaders, organized by the National Council of BSP and held on 15-21 September.
16 September 2013
Kristian Vigenin met with Montserrat Vihé
Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin met today withthe regional representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Central Europe, Montserrat Feixas Vihé, at the MFA.
13 September 2013
Bulgarian-American relations have left their mark both in history and in the present
“110 years are at the same time long and short period of time for the development of the bilateral relations between Bulgaria and the U.S. They went through diverse stages, but have always been active, leaving a strong mark both in history and in the present," said Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin
12 September 2013