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Minister Daniel Mitov meets with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Minister of Foreign Affairs Daniel Mitov met with his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier. The talks took place within the official visit of Minister Mitov to Berlin.The two chief diplomats discussed bilateral relations, the migrant crisis, EU-Turkey relations, energy matters, the situation in Ukraine, the crisis in the Middle East and North Africa, the fight against Daesh, and the current situation in the countries of the Western Balkans.
13 April 2016
Minister Mitov meets with Belarus counterpart Vladimir Makei
“Bulgaria and the international community will benefit from the development of relations with Belarus. There is untapped potential for deepening the relations with the Council of Europe and the European Union, which is our common interest," Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said at a meeting with his counterpart Vladimir Makei in Minsk on Monday.
11 April 2016
Statement by Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov on the death of Hans-Dietrich Genscher
A great statesman, politician and diplomat has left us today. Hans-Dietrich Genscher has significant contribution to the unification of Germany and its transformation into a factor for world peace. We will remember him as an inspiration for the new relations between Bulgaria and Germany and a fighter for united Europe.
04 April 2016
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