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Minister Mitov held a meeting with his Malaysian counterpart Anifah Aman
"The relations between Bulgaria and Malaysia can be further developed and expanded in the context of Bulgaria's membership in the EU, under the increased partnership between EU and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) and other multilateral formats," Minister Daniel Mitov said at the meeting with his Malaysian counterpart Anifah Aman.
29 March 2016
Bulgaria and Malaysia signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation in the Legal Sphere
Minister Daniel Mitov signed on behalf of the Republic of Bulgaria a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation in the Legal Sphere between the governments of Bulgaria and the Republic of Malaysia.
28 March 2016
Minister Daniel Mitov confers with EU Foreign Affairs High Representative Federica Mogherini
Minister Daniel Mitov conferred today in Brussels with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, ahead of the regular
14 March 2016
Statement by Minister Daniel Mitov on the terrorist attack in Ankara
Bulgaria sharply condemns the bomb attack which bloodied for the third time in the span of six months the capital city of the Republic of Turkey, Ankara, and which left 34 dead and injured more than a hundred people.
14 March 2016
Statement by Minister Daniel Mitov, Chair of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
The case of Ms Nadiya Savchenko has been raised on a number of occasions within the Committee of Ministers. The Committee has already expressed its concern about Ms Savchenko’s health condition and called on the Russian authorities to release her without delay on humanitarian grounds.
11 March 2016
Minister Mitov met with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the US to Bulgaria H.E. Eric Rubin
Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov met today at the MFA with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the US to Bulgaria H.E. Eric Rubin. The talks focused on the current geostrategic challenges and ways to tackle them, the bilateral relations and energy projects of mutual interest.
07 March 2016
Statement by the Spokesperson of the MFA
In connection with a statement made by the Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova on the formation at the National Assembly of an Ad Hoc Committee of Inquiry into Russia's and Turkey's alleged interference into Bulgaria's internal affairs, Bulgarian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Betina Joteva released the following statement:
26 February 2016
Statement by Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov on the recent terrorist attacks in Turkey
Bulgaria strongly condemns yesterday's bloody attack in the capital of our neighbor and ally Turkey.
18 February 2016
Bosnia and Herzegovina submits EU membership application
The Republic of Bulgaria welcomes Bosnia and Herzegovina's application for EU membership, which was submitted on February 15, 2016.
15 February 2016
Ninth meeting of the working group of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia
Today, February 15, 2016, the ninth meeting of the working groups of ministries of foreign affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia was held in Skopje. It was aimed at negotiating the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperationand and Good-neighborliness.
15 February 2016