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Announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
At the request of our embassy in Germany, Ambassador Elena Shekerletova had a telephone conversation with the Secretary of State at the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs on the occasion of an investigative report broadcast by the German television channel SAT 1 Rolf Schmachtenberg.
19 December 2021
Bulgaria has stated its active participation in the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the BSEC
The 44th Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) member states took place in videoconference format on December 17, 2021. Bulgaria was represented by the Director General for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maya Dobreva.
17 December 2021
Bulgaria is highly praised for its contribution to NATO
It is important to have synergies between civilian and military infrastructure. This was stated by the Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov after his meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
17 December 2021
Milena Ivanova presented her credentials as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bulgaria to Belize
Our Ambassador to Mexico Milena Ivanova presented her credentials as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Bulgaria to Belize to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Immigration of Belize Eamon Courtney and Governor General Froel Tsalam via videoconference on December 13, 2021. Ambassador Ivanova also spoke with Prime Minister John Brisenho.
16 December 2021
The high polyphonic singing from Dolen and Satovcha was inscribed in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
During its 16th session, which took place in a virtual format from 13 to 18 December, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO decided to inscribe the High Polyphonic Singing from the villages of Dolen and Satovcha (Southwestern Bulgaria) in the Representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of mankind.
16 December 2021
EU General Affairs Council meeting
The Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the EU, Ambassador Rumen Alexandrov, was leading the Bulgarian delegation to participate in the regular meeting of the EU General Affairs Council.
14 December 2021
The Bulgarian youth delegates to the UN reported on their activities
Bulgarian youth delegates to the UN for 2020-2021 Kristiana Stoyanova and Todor Rogoshev presented the results of their work during the year, as well as the upcoming initiatives for 2022.
14 December 2021
Minister Genchovska: We will work for continuity in foreign policy and consistency in actions
"When I enter the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I always feel respect, but especially today it is great, because it is respect for the people who work here.
13 December 2021
EU Foreign Ministers' meeting in Brussels
The last regular meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council for 2021 took place today in Brussels. The Bulgarian delegation was led by the Permanent Representative of our country to the EU, Ambassador Rumen Alexandrov.
13 December 2021
The Diplomatic Institute under the Minister of Foreign Affairs will be named after Ivan Stanchov
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Svetlan Stoev approved the initiative of the Diplomatic Institute to bear the name of Ivan Stanchov - one of the brightest representatives of the Bulgarian diplomatic community, whom we lost on November 24, 2021.
11 December 2021