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Minister Daniel Mitov participated in the regular Foreign Affairs Council meeting
Minister Daniel Mitov participated in the regular Foreign Affairs Council meeting, which was held today in Brussels. In response to the escalation of tensions in Eastern Ukraine and in implementation of the decisions of 29 January 2015,
09 February 2015
Postal card validation dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Bulgaria and Vietnam
A ceremony on the validation of a postal card dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Bulgaria and the the Socialist Republic of Vietnam was held today at the Museum of Communications in Sofia.
The postal card validation commemorates the date February 8, 1950, when Bulgaria recognizes the government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam as the country's legitimate government, which established the diplomatic relations between the two countries.
09 February 2015
Eased procedures for issuing tourist visas to nationals of the Russian Federation and Ukraine
Procedures for issuing tourist visas to nationals of the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Georgia will be eased, agreed Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov and Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova ata meetingheldin the Ministry of Tourism.
06 February 2015
Minister Daniel Mitov congratulates Nickolay Mladenov on his appointment as United Nations Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace Process
The great responsibility you take comes as a result of the great confidence in you. I believe that your distinguishable role in the UN agenda will open up new horizons in the implementation of the current policies of the organization, says the congratulatory address
05 February 2015
Statement by the Spokesperson of the MFA on the execution of the Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kassasbeh
Bulgaria categorically condemns the barbaric killing of Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kassasbeh, committed by the Islamic State terrorist group. This latest in a series of inhuman acts of violence is an example of the meaningless cruelty, faulty ideology and misinterpretation
of Islam by that group. These atrocities reaffirm the need ofthe international communityto unitein the fight against terrorism in all its forms.
04 February 2015
Bulgaria is loyal, predictable and reliable partner in the EU
Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov held a working meeting today with the ambassadors of the EU Member States in Bulgaria at the invitation of Ambassador Ilgvars Klava of Latvia, which is holding the rotating EU Presidency.
02 February 2015
Statement by Minister Daniel Mitov on the killings of Japanese nationals Haruna Yukawa and Kenji Goto
Bulgaria strongly condemns the barbaric killings of Japanese nationals Haruna Yukawa and Kenji Goto, the responsibility for which was assumed by the ISIL terrorist group.
02 February 2015
Detained Bulgarians are in a safe place
Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs that the Bulgarian citizens held captive since January 26 by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-North)
01 February 2015
Relations between Bulgaria and Germany are based on high level of trust
Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov conferred today in Berlin with his German counterpart Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
30 January 2015
Bundestag to Mitov: Bulgaria has great potential and we fully support it
On the first day of his official visit to the Federal Republic of Germany, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov met with Dr. Christoph Heusgen, Director-General, Adviser on Foreign and Security Policy to the Federal Chancellor, with Gunther Krichbaum, Chairman of the European Affairs Committee and with Dr. Norbert Röttgen, Chairman of the Bundestag's Committee on Foreign Affairs.
29 January 2015