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Deputy Minister Yuri Sterk received UAE Deputy Foreign Minister
On 29 November 2017, Deputy Minister Yuri Sterk received the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates Sultan Al Shamsi, his accompanying delegation and the management of Expo 2020 Dubai.
29 November 2017
Bulgaria strongly condemns the missile launch conducted by the DPRK on 28 November 2017
We call on the DPRK to engage in a credible and meaningful dialogue with the international community that will lead to the complete, irreversible and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and full implementation of the relevant United Nations resolutions
29 November 2017
Georg Georgiev: “Bulgaria will not allow manifestations of anti-Semitism to mar the country’s reputation”
“Bulgaria and the Bulgarian Government will spare no effort against any manifestations of anti-Semitism and intolerance that mar this country’s reputation.
28 November 2017
Ekaterina Zaharieva conferred with Croatian Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee Chairperson Miro Kovač
Deputy Prime Minister for Judicial Reform and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva conferred today with the Chairperson of the Croatian Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee Miro Kovač.
27 November 2017
Crisis situation centre at the Bulgarian Embassy in Jakarta and information desk at Bali Airport are ready to assist Bulgarian citizens after Mount Agung volcano eruption
In connection with the eruption of the Mount Agung Volcano on the Island of Bali, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva has ordered the formation of a crisis situation centre at the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Indonesia to assist Bulgarian citizens in need of help
27 November 2017
Canada lifts short travel visa requirements for Bulgarians, effective 1 December 2017
As of 4:00 p.m. Bulgarian time on 1 December 2017, Bulgarian citizens will no longer need a visa to travel to Canada for stays of up to six months for tourism, to do business or to visit family and friends.
27 November 2017
Announcement
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemns the terrorist attack committed against the Al-Rawdah Mosque in the town of Bir al-Abed, North Sinai, Arab Republic of Egypt.
24 November 2017
Bulgaria defended its sixth periodic report before the UN Committee Against Torture
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Yuri Sterk headed the delegation with which Bulgaria defended its sixth regular report before the UN Committee Against Torture during the Committee’s 62nd Session in Geneva on 20 and 21 November.
23 November 2017
The chief diplomats of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia will work for the fastest possible entry into force of the Treaty of Friendship, Good-neighbourliness and Cooperation
The Friendship Treaty with the Republic of Macedonia may enter into force before the end of this year.
23 November 2017
Foreign Ministry’s Legalisations and Certifications Sector has Longer Hours of Operation
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Legalisations and Certifications Sector has changed its hours of operation. The staff of the Sector is now at the disposal of citizens from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every working day, and not between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., as was the case so far.
22 November 2017