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Minister Vigenin met with IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano
Minister Kristian Vigenin met with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano, who is on a visit to Bulgaria at the invitation of our top diplomat. This is the first visit of Director General of the Agency in the last 14 years.
30 June 2014
Political consultations between the Foreign Ministries of Bulgaria and Belgium
Political consultations between the Foreign Ministries of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Kingdom of Belgium were held today at the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
30 June 2014
Kristian Vigenin: Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine gain firm European perspective
The Republic of Bulgaria welcomes the signing today in Brussels of Association Agreements between three European countries - Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine and the European Union. We share the opinion of the European Council President Herman van Rompuy and the European Commission President JoséManuelBarroso that this is a historic day for the EU, the three signatory countries and for the whole of Europe.
27 June 2014
Meeting of Minister Vigenin with a delegation from the Shanghai Institute for International Studies
Minister Kristian Vigenin met today with a delegation from the Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS), led by its honorary chairman, Professor Yang Jiemian.
27 June 2014
Statement of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the interview of the Enlargement Commissioner Štefan Füle
In connection with the comments by Enlargement Commissioner Štefan Füle in an interview with the online edition of EurActiv which cast a shadow over the accession of two member states to the EU, one of which isBulgaria, the Bulgarian Permanent Representative to the EU, Ambassador Dimitar Tsanchev, discussed the issue with Füle’s Chief of Cabinet, Simon Mordue.
26 June 2014
Minister Kristian Vigenin awards the golden badge of honor to Prof. Alexander Yankov
At a ceremony held today, Minister Kristian Vigenin awarded the golden badge of honor to one of the most prominent Bulgarian jurists, Professor Alexander Yankov. Theaward of the MFA is awarded to Professor Yankov for his outstanding contribution to the development of the Bulgarian diplomatic service, and on occasion of his 90 year anniversary.
26 June 2014
NATO Foreign Ministers discussed Ukraine, Afghanistan, the partnerships and the Open Door policy
Minister Kristian Vigenin participated in the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs, held on 24-25 June in Brussels. The agenda included talks on the preparations for the NATO Summit in Wales, focusing on Ukraine, Afghanistan and the NATO partnerships.
25 June 2014
Minister Kristian Vigenin met with the new Ukrainian Foreign Minister
At today’s NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels, Minister Kristian Vigenin held talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin.
25 June 2014
Working visit of Bulgarian delegation to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg
Bulgarian delegation led by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Georgi Dimitrov, and the Director General of the General Affairs DG ,Rayko Raychev, held a working visit to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on 25 June.
25 June 2014
Bulgaria supports the decision to grant EU candidate status to Albania
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kristian Vigenin participated in today’s EU General Affairs Council in Luxembourg. Among the main topics on the agenda were the enlargement process and the preparation for the European Council meeting to be held on 26 - 27 June.
24 June 2014