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Kristian Vigenin: Institutions should seek a balance on important issues
“The confrontation, which has been inculcated in Bulgarian society in recent weeks is not good for Bulgaria or the public. It would be appropriate for the institutions, both the President and the Prime Minister, and the ministers, to find a wayso that at least on issues of importance a balance would be struck and further tensionsnot created.”
07 August 2013
Minister Vigenin met with UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin met today with the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova. They discussed the reform of the organization and the course of the campaign for Ms. Bokova to be re-elected to a second term as Director-General of UNESCO for the period 2013-2017.
07 August 2013
Minister Kristian Vigenin brings into effecta Code of Conduct for members of the Diplomatic Service
As of today, a professional Code of Conduct is in effect for employees of the Diplomatic Service. Approval of such a code is envisagedin the Diplomatic Service Act. It includes rules of professional conduct forall employees of the Ministry and establishes a high standard ofcriteria for interactionwith citizens, institutions and non-governmental organisations in Bulgaria and abroad.
06 August 2013
Day of national mourning
The Government of the Republic of Bulgaria declared August 5 2013 a day of national mourning of the tragic deaths of the Bulgarian citizens who die.
05 August 2013
IOM opens Canadian visa centre in Sofia
On August6 2013, the mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Bulgaria is to open a Canadian visa centre in Sofia.
02 August 2013
New Honorary Consul of Bulgaria with consular jurisdiction in theFederal State of Baden-Württemberg
On May 22 2013, the Federal Government of Germany granted an exequatur to Dr. Till Wolfgang Truckenmüller, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Bulgaria in the Federal Republic of Germany, whose consular district is the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg.
31 July 2013
Good neighbourliness treaty between Bulgaria and Republic of Macedonia will fix realities
“The good neighbourliness treaty between Bulgaria and Macedonia will actually fix political realities. This is not a precedent in any way, because treaties of a similar nature have been signed bilaterally by other countries that are already members of the EU,” Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin said in an interview with Bulgarian National Radio
29 July 2013
Kristian Vigenin sent a letter of condolences to his Spanish counterpart JoséManuel García-Margallo
“Please accept our most sincere condolences for the tragic train accident near Santiago de Compostela which claimed the lives of so many of your compatriots, and our wishes for a speedy recovery to those injured in the accident. At this sad moment for the whole of Spain, we join in the pain and grief of the relatives of the victims.
26 July 2013
Europe wants there to be stability and dialogue in Bulgaria
I fully subscribe to almost everything that the two ambassadors said, to what Mrs Reding said yesterday. There must be dialogue, Europe wants there to be stability and dialogue in Bulgaria and for political forces to unite around solving problems that affect the entire EU. These are related too to the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism, to Schengen, but also to the freedom of the media and the concentration of ownership in the media sector.
24 July 2013