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Deputy Minister Petrova received the Ambassador of Moldova to Bulgaria
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova received the Ambassador of Moldova to Bulgaria Anatol Cebuc, with whom she discussed the development of bilateral relations, the refugee flow from Ukraine, as well as issues related to the Bulgarian Diaspora in Moldova.
30 March 2022
Deputy Minister Petrova held a meeting with a representative of the World Bank
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova met with Fabrizio Zarcone, Permanent Representative of the World Bank for Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Slovakia, Europe and Central Asia.
29 March 2022
Deputy Minister Dimitrova received Swiss Ambassador Raymund Furrer
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Irena Dimitrova received the Ambassador of Switzerland to Bulgaria Raymund Furrer.
29 March 2022
Consultations at Deputy Minister-level with the Slovak Republic
On 28-29 March, the State Secretary (First Deputy Minister) at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Martin Klus, visited Sofia.
29 March 2022
Afghanistan: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union calling for the immediate re-opening of secondary schools for girls
The European Union and its member states, together with international partners, have condemned the decision of the Taliban to deny until further notice secondary level education for over one million Afghan girls.
29 March 2022
Head of the Political Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Elena Kireva welcomed the Interim Head of the Embassy of Kosovo in Sofia
The Head of the Political Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Elena Kireva welcomed the Interim Head of the Embassy of Kosovo in Sofia Delfin Pllana. Opportunities for deepening bilateral political dialogue and cooperation in the fields of economy, trade, culture and sport were discussed.
28 March 2022
DPRK: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch
The EU strongly condemns the launch by the DPRK of an intercontinental ballistic missile on 24 March.
25 March 2022
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs supported the charity campaign of the Bulgarian Red Cross in aid of Ukraine
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs received a letter of thanks from the Bulgarian Red Cross on the occasion of the launched national charity campaign to collect material donations to help Ukrainian citizens affected by the conflict.
24 March 2022
Joint production of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Bulgarian National Television marks 30 years since Bulgaria's accession to the IOF
The documentary "Francophonie Street", realized jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Bulgarian National Television, celebrates the 30th anniversary of Bulgaria's accession to the International Organization of Francophonie.
24 March 2022
Russia: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the ruling to extend Alexei Navalny’s politically motivated imprisonment by an additional 9 years
The European Union strongly condemns the ruling by Moscow’s Lefortovo District Court, to extend the imprisonment of the Russian opposition politician Mr Alexei Navalny by an additional 9 years. We also deeply regret that the court hearings were conducted in a de facto closed setting, inaccessible for observers in the penal colony outside Moscow, where Alexei Navalny is already serving another politically motivated sentence, which opens space for the fabrication of charges and lack of exercise of defence rights by the accused. This is the starkest indication that the Russian legal system contin
24 March 2022