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The Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness between the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania was signed 30 years ago
Today, 30 years ago, the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness between the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania was signed. This act marked the beginning of the latest history in the development of our bilateral relations and confirmed the determination of our countries to develop and deepen their cooperation in the new political and economic realities.
27 January 2022
OECD starts membership negotiations with Bulgaria and 5 other countries
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has announced that it was starting accession talks with Bulgaria, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Romania and Croatia.
26 January 2022
Deputy Minister Irena Dimitrova participated in the regular meeting of the EU General Affairs Council
The EU General Affairs Council held its first regular meeting today within the framework of the French Presidency of the EU Council in Brussels. The Bulgarian delegation was led by Deputy Foreign Minister Irena Dimitrova.
25 January 2022
EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels
Deputy Foreign Minister Irena Dimitrova is taking part in the first regular meeting of the EU's Foreign Affairs Council this year, which took place today in Brussels.
24 January 2022
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs took part in the third plenary session of the Conference on the Future of Europe
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs took part in the third plenary session of the Conference on the Future of Europe, which took place on 21-22 January 2022 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, in a hybrid format.
24 January 2022
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Northern Macedonia discussed the current state of the political dialogue
The Ministers of Foreign Affairs Teodora Genchovska and Bujar Osmani met in Sofia today, January 24, just before the start of the Second Joint Session between the Governments of Bulgaria and Northern Macedonia.
24 January 2022
Minister Genchovska received the British Ambassador to Bulgaria Rob Dixon
Today, 21 January 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodora Genchovska received the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Bulgaria, Rob Dixon.
24 January 2022
Minister Genchovska received the US Ambassador to Bulgaria Herro Mustafa
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Teodora Genchovska, and the US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Bulgaria, Herro Mustafa, had their first meeting today
24 January 2022
Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The national territories of NATO’s Member States are territories of the Alliance.The armed forces of Member States are armed forces of NATO. This derives from the Washington Treaty establishing NATO, which all Member States have ratified. The Washington Treaty does not foresee a “second category” Member States for which the collective defense should be applied selectively or in limited volume.
21 January 2022
Position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Regarding media reports that Bulgaria has supported "controversial gender concepts" in a UN resolution, we state that with instructions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of November 2021, during the 76th session of the UN General Assembly the Republic of Bulgaria has supported the adoption of the "Strengthening the role of the UN in promoting periodic and fair elections and strengthening of democratization" resolution
19 January 2022