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29 May - International Day of UN Peacekeepers
In 2002, the UN General Assembly declared, in its resolution 57/129, 29 May as the International Day of UN Peacekeepers. On this date, in 1948, the first UN peacekeeping mission in the Middle East (UNTSO-UN Truce Supervision Organization) was established to monitor the ceasefire agreement between Israel and its Arab neighbours.
29 May 2021
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs assisted in the evacuation of a Bulgarian family from the Gaza Strip
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Bulgaria evacuated a Bulgarian family from the Gaza Strip, which mission was organised following the initiative of the Ukrainian side with a plane and other transport provided, and with the assistance of the Egyptian authorities.
27 May 2021
Minister Svetlan Stoev: Stability and security in the Eastern Neighbourhood are a priority for Bulgaria
"Stability and security in the Eastern Neighbourhood are a priority for Bulgaria as a country with access to the Black Sea," said Foreign Minister Svetlan Stoev during the informal meeting of the EU Foreign Ministers "Gymnich" in Lisbon in a discussion dedicated to the ongoing conflicts east of the European Union's borders.
27 May 2021
Ambassador Selver Khalil presented his credentials to the President of Estonia
The newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Republic of Bulgaria to Republic of Estonia based in Sofia Selver Khalil presented his credentials to President Kersti Kalulaid at an official ceremony on May 25, 2021 at the Presidential Palace "Kadriorg" in Tallinn.
27 May 2021
Russia declared a Bulgarian diplomat persona non grata
Today, the Ambassador of Republic of Bulgaria to Moscow Atanas Krastin was invited to a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and was informed that a diplomat from the Bulgarian Embassy had been declared persona non grata.
26 May 2021
Ambassador Hristo Polendakov was accredited as Bulgaria's representative in the Danube Commission
On May 21, 2021, the Secretariat of the Danube Commission in Budapest hosted an accreditation ceremony for Hristo Polendakov, Ambassador of Republic of Bulgaria to Hungary, in his capacity as Bulgaria's representative in the Danube Commission.
26 May 2021
Open dialogue with the Republic of Northern Macedonia and the organization of the elections, on July 11, 2021, abroad are priorities in the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Restoring trust and intensifying the dialogue with the Republic of Northern Macedonia, as well as organizing the elections on July 11, 2021 abroad, are among the main priorities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the next two months.
25 May 2021
Ambassador Dimitar Dimitrov presented his credentials to the Emir of the State of Kuwait
The newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the State of Kuwait Dimitar Dimitrov presented his credentials
25 May 2021
Belarus: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the forced diversion of Ryanair flight FR4978 to Minsk on 23 May 2021
On 23 May, the Belarusian authorities, in an inadmissible step, forced a civilian plane to perform an emergency landing in Minsk. The plane, owned by an EU company, flying between two EU capitals and carrying more than 100 passengers, was forced to land by a Belarusian military aircraft.
24 May 2021
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs congratulates the Bulgarians in all corners of the world on the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius, the Bulgarian alphabet, education and culture and the Slavic literature
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria congratulates May 24 - the Day of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius
24 May 2021