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Ambassador Todor Kanchevski presented his Letters of Credence to the President of the Dominican Republic Luis Abinader
On 14 February 2023, Ambassador Todor Kanchevski presented his Letters of Credence to the President of the Dominican Republic Luis Abinader. The ceremony took place at the National Palace in Santo Domingo. The Ambassadors of Qatar, South Korea, Barbados, Vietnam, South Africa and Algeria also participated in the ceremony.
17 February 2023
Deputy Minister Kostadin Kodzhabashev participates in the presentation of the declaration "Against the hatred that divides us"
On 16 February 2023 Deputy Minister Kostadin Kodzhabashev accepted the declaration "Against the hate that divides us" signed by twenty NGOs in Bulgaria, calling for a ban on the so-called "Lukovmarch". The declaration was also adopted by the Mayor of Sofia Municipality, the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Deputy Ministers of Interior and Justice.
16 February 2023
Minister Milkov participates in a ministerial meeting on the application of artificial intelligence in the military sphere in The Hague
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Milkov participated today in a high-level meeting on "Responsible application of artificial intelligence in the military sphere". The meeting took place in The Hague and was co-organised by the Governments of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Korea.
16 February 2023
Minister Nikolay Milkov received the newly appointed Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Bulgaria
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Milkov received at the MFA the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Republic of Bulgaria Viktor Temirbayev. During their first meeting they discussed the opportunities for further development and deepening of bilateral relations between Bulgaria and Kazakhstan.
15 February 2023
Position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the planned holding of the so-called “Lukovmarch" in 2023
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria strongly opposes the planned holding of the so-called "Lukovmarch".
14 February 2023
Deputy Minister Kostadin Kodzhabashev presented an update on the work of the MFA at a media briefing
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Spokesman Kostadin Kodzhabashev presented an update on the work of the MFA at a regular media briefing held today at the MFA building. The briefing was also attended by Ivan Kondov and Kalin Anastasov, the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the MFA Working Group on Elections, as well as Zhelyazko Radukov, State Expert from the South-East Europe Directorate.
14 February 2023
Deputy Minister Kostadin Kodzhabashev opened the training course "Economic Diplomacy", which is held at the MFA
On February 13, 2023, the training course "Economic Diplomacy", organized by the Diplomatic Institute of the MFA, was launched. The course was opened by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kostadin Kodzhabashev, who congratulated the participants and stressed that economic diplomacy is playing an increasingly important role in the context of current events, becoming the main method and resource of diplomacy.
13 February 2023
Ambassador Deyan Katrachev presented his credentials to the President of the Transitional Sovereign Council of the Republic of Sudan
On 9 February 2023, the Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to Egypt, Deyan Katrachev, presented his Letters of Credence as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Sudan, based in Cairo, to the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of the country, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan.
10 February 2023
MFA and UNWE sign Memorandum of Understanding to deepen cooperation between the two institutions
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the University of National and World Economy signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions. At an official ceremony at the MFA, the document was signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Milkov and the Rector of UNWE Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov.
09 February 2023
State administration increases efforts for Bulgaria's accession to the OECD
National representatives will participate more actively in meetings of committees and working bodies of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) as part of the increased commitment of the public administration to our country's accession to the Organisation. This was announced on 8 February during the first 2023 regular meeting of the Inter-Agency Coordination Mechanisms (ICM) for Bulgaria's accession to the OECD.
09 February 2023