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Informal meeting of EU ministers responsible for development
Under the chairmanship of Joe Costello, Minister of State for Trade and Development of Ireland, an informal meeting of cabinet ministers from EU member states was held in Dublin on February 11 and 12 2013.
12 February 2013
Regarding the new nuclear test carried out by the DPRK, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Vessela Tcherneva said:
Bulgaria strongly condemns the third nuclear test carried out by the DPRK, which is leading to an even more acute increase in tension in the region and to further isolation of the country.
12 February 2013
Minister Mladenov held a meeting with Walid al-Bunni
“For us, Syria is a close and friendly country, which is going through difficult times, for which the Bashar Assad regime is mainly responsible. This has been Bulgaria’s firm position since the start of the conflict,” Foreign Minister Nickolay Mladenov said at a meeting with Walid al-Bunni and Alhares al-Nabhan, leaders of the coalition, who are in Sofia at the invitation of the Association for Free Syria.
11 February 2013
Minister Mladenov conferred the ‘Golden Laurel Branch’ on the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Bulgaria
“The ‘Golden Laurel Branch’ symbolises many things. Most of all, it symbolises peace and understanding, just as there always has been between the Bulgarian and Iranian people.”
11 February 2013
Bulgaria will receive more funds in the next programming period
The European Council meeting that concluded yesterday achieved a difficult but important compromise on the EU Multiannual Financial Framework for 2014-2020.
09 February 2013
Difficult weather conditions in Slovakia
The weather situation in Central and Eastern Slovakia is difficult because of the heavy snowfalls that started yesterday. There are snowdrifts and ice on the roads.
08 February 2013
Nickolay Mladenov presented results of investigation into the bombing at Bourgas Airport to European ambassadors
Tomorrow, Minister Mladenov will hold a meeting with EU High Representative Catherine Ashton
07 February 2013
The murder of Shukri Belaid is a severe blow to the democratic process in Tunisia
Statement by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Vessela Tcherneva on the murder of the leader of the Popular Front in Tunisia, Shukri Belaid
06 February 2013
Nickolay Mladenov sent a letter of condolences to the family of Leda Mileva
“A wonderful person, a brilliant poet and translator, and no less, an honorable politician and a good diplomat, has left us.
05 February 2013
Nickolay Mladenov’s meetings at the Munich Security Conference
The situation in the Balkans and the European and Euro-Atlantic integration of the countries of the region were discussed at meetings between Foreign Minister Nickolay Mladenov and Montenegro’s Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, Kosovo’s Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj and Macedonia’s Foreign Minister Nikola Poposki.
02 February 2013