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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Irena Dimitrova participated in the National Conference on the Bulgarian language "Sacred Language"
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Irena Dimitrova participated on 22 June 2022 in the National Conference on the Bulgarian Language “Sacred Language” at Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv, initiated by Vice President Iliana Iotova.
23 June 2022
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Deputy Minister Georgiev participated in the meeting of the EU General Affairs Council
The EU General Affairs Council met today in Luxembourg. The agenda of the meeting included an exchange of views on the draft conclusions for this year’s European Council on 23 and 24 June. The draft conclusions cover the topics of “Wider Europe”, Ukraine, the EU membership applications of Ukraine, Georgia and the Republic of Moldova, the Western Balkans, economic issues and the follow-up actions to the Conference on the Future of Europe. The French presidency of the Council of the EU has proposed the creation of a European political community to respond to the urgent geopolitical needs resulti
21 June 2022
Deputy Foreign Minister Vasil Georgiev participates in the regular meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vasil Georgiev took part in the regular meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, which traditionally took place this month in Luxembourg. The European foreign ministers discussed the Russian military aggression against Ukraine with a focus on food security, the EU’s relations with Egypt, the situation in the Horn of Africa and specifically Ethiopia.
20 June 2022
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Irena Dimitrova received the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark Jes Brogaard Nielsen
Ambassador Nielsen handed over an official notification of Denmark’s accession to the European Common Security and Defence Policy as a result of the referendum held on 1 June this year, by which the country renounced its opt-out from this policy.
20 June 2022
Ambassador Stoyan Mihaylov presented his Letter of Credence to Gabriel Boric, President of the Republic of Chile
During a solemn ceremony on 14 June 2022, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria based in Buenos Aires Stoyan Mihaylov presented his Letter of Credence to the President of the Republic of Chile Gabriel Boric.
16 June 2022
Director-General Maya Dobreva took part in the Indo-Pacific High-Level Dialogue
The Director-General for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maya Dobreva participated in the High Level Dialogue on the Indo-Pacific, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic on 13-14 June 2022 in Prague. The Forum is part of the programme of the forthcoming Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU and a follow-up to the Paris Ministerial Forum on Cooperation with the Indo-Pacific, held on 22 February 2022.
15 June 2022
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Foreign Minister Teodora Genchovska received Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodora Genchovska received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, who is on his first visit to Bulgaria.
14 June 2022
Deputy Minister Velislava Petrova signed an intergovernmental program for cooperation with the State of Israel
At a ceremony in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova and the Ambassador of the State of Israel to Bulgaria Yoram Elron signed a Program for Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the State of Israel in Education, Science, Culture, Youth for the period 2022-2025.
14 June 2022
Deputy Minister Petrova chairs the meeting of the Interdepartmental Coordination Mechanism for Bulgaria’s accession to the OECD
A delegation from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), led by Deputy Secretary-General Ulrik Knudsen, took part in an external meeting of the Interdepartmental Coordination Mechanism for Bulgaria’s accession to the OECD, chaired by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova.
14 June 2022
Deputy Minister Velislava Petrova met with the Deputy Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Ulrik Knudsen
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova met with the Deputy Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Ulrik Knudsen.
13 June 2022