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Ekaterina Zaharieva Presents NATO’s Youth Ambassadors with Awards
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva presented NATO’s youth ambassadors in Bulgaria with awards at a ceremony held today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
20 December 2018
Bulgaria and the USA are Strategic Partners on a Number of Regional and Global Matters
Just a few days following US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan’s visit to Bulgaria, Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev hosted a meeting with US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia, Matthew Boyse.
17 December 2018
Bulgaria, Jordan Strengthening Cooperation in Trade, Agriculture, Education, Defense, Fight against Terrorism
Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva met in Amman with Ayman Al Safadi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The top diplomats agrees that the two friendly countries should strengthen their cooperation in such areas as trade, agriculture, education, tourism, defense, and the fight against terrorism.
17 December 2018
Michael Pompeo’s Deputy Quotes Bulgaria as Example to NATO
“Welcome to US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan whom I am receiving just a month after my meeting with Secretary of State Michael Pompeo in Washington,” Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva said at a joint press conference with John Sullivan in Sofia.
14 December 2018
Minister Zaharieva Thanks Envoys to Bulgaria For Efforts in 2018
The heads of diplomatic missions of more than 60 countries accredited to Bulgaria attended the traditional reception for the diplomatic corps given by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva.
13 December 2018
Bulgaria Bids Goodbye to Successful Year for Human Rights
The National Coordinating Mechanism on Human Rights (NCMHR) held its sixth session at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the chairmanship of Deputy Minister Yuri Sterk. In his address to the participants, Deputy Minister Sterk thanked the representatives of the state institutions and the nongovernmental sector in the NCMHR for their excellent cooperation.
13 December 2018
Bulgaria Takes over BSEC Chairmanship
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Emilia Kraleva took part in the 39th meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) in Baku. At this forum, Bulgaria took over the Organization’s rotating Chairmanship for the first half of 2019.
13 December 2018
Ekaterina Zaharieva to take part in a meeting of the NATO foreign ministers
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva will take part in the upcoming meeting of the foreign ministers of the NATO member states, scheduled to be held in Brussels on December 4-5, 2018.
05 December 2018
The Diplomatic Institute Gave its Annual Awards
For the sixth consecutive year, the Diplomatic Institute gave its annual awards, bestowing one Bulgarian and one foreign citizen or institution that have contributed significantly to the development and reputation of the Institute. Today, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the guests of the ceremony celebrated the Diplomatic Institute’s 15th anniversary by displaying an exhibition of 15 canvases.
26 November 2018
Bulgaria to Provide Experts to Assist the Pre-accession Process in Albania and the Republic of Macedonia
‘Bulgaria offered expertise to assist the pre-accession process in Albania and the Republic of Macedonia towards membership of the European Union,’ Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva stated in Thessaloniki, where she took part in the fourth quadrilateral ministerial meeting between representatives of Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, and the Republic of Macedonia. Mrs Zaharieva also called on each of the four countries to designate a liaison officer to coordinate the implementation of decisions adopted jointly by the countries.
23 November 2018