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The Consulate of the Philippines in Bulgaria becomes an honorary consulate general
The Council of Ministers approved a change of class of the Consulate of the Republic of the Philippines in Bulgaria. With the decision, the diplomatic mission became a general honorary consulate, and its seat and consular district were retained. The Honorary Consul of the Republic of the Philippines in Bulgaria, Ognyan Georgiev Trayanov, became Consul General.
03 February 2021
The EU condemns in the strongest terms the military coup carried out in Myanmar
The European Union condemns in the strongest terms the military coup carried out in Myanmar.
02 February 2021
Ambassador Plamen Bonchev presented his credentials to the Grand Duke of Luxembourg
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bulgaria to Belgium and Luxembourg, Plamen Bonchev presented his credentials to Grand Duke Henri at a solemn ceremony at the Palace of the Grand Duke in Luxembourg on January 27, 2021.
29 January 2021
Ekaterina Zaharieva and Georg Georgiev took part in a ceremony commemorating the victims of the Holocaust
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Anti-Semitism Coordinator Georg Georgiev took part in an online ceremony marking the International Holocaust Remembrance Day
27 January 2021
The government raised the class of the honorary consul in Naples
The Council of Ministers adopted a decision to change the consular class of Gennaro Familietti from honorary consul to honorary consul general and to expand his consular district in Italy, which in addition to the Campania region with the capital Naples will now cover the Abruzzo, Molise and Basilicata and Calabria, where according to official data live about 10,000 Bulgarian citizens.
27 January 2021
Ekaterina Zaharieva: “We must use artificial intelligence for a more peaceful, humane and prosperous world”
Welcoming speech from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs to the participants in the online seminar "Digital Economy and Artificial Intelligence. Creating the digital future of Bulgaria"
27 January 2021
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs awarded distinguished persons with contribution to the development of cultural diplomacy
The State Cultural Institute under the Minister of Foreign Affairs honoured prominent persons with a contribution to the popularization of Bulgarian culture, historical heritage and the development of cultural diplomacy. Diplomas on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Institute were awarded to Assoc. Prof. Albena Taneva, Prof. Aksinia Dzhurova, Ivo Hadjimishev, Daniela Todorova, Lyubov Kostova and Yavor Koynakov.
26 January 2021
EU foreign ministers discuss the situation in Russia, vaccines against COVID 19 and climate diplomacy
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva is taking part in the regular meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council held in Brussels today. The ministers discussed a wide range of topics: the situation in Russia since the arrest of Alexei Navalny, the provision of vaccines for the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership, relations with the United States, Turkey and Japan, and climate diplomacy.
25 January 2021
Ekaterina Zaharieva welcomed the return of the United States to the Paris Climate Agreement
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva welcomed the return of the United States to the Paris Climate Agreement during a video conference between EU foreign ministers and the newly appointed Special Envoy of the President of the United States on Climate Change, John Kerry.
22 January 2021