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Facilitated passage for passenger and cargo vans up to 3.5 tons at the Zlatograd-Xanthi checkpoint
Following the talks on April 26 between Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Marin Raykov and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, administrative and police authorities in northern Greece have decided, in view of the upcoming Easter holidays, to permit as of this afternoon the passage through Zlatograd-Xanthi border checkpoint of passenger vans carrying up to 15 people for tourism, so as not to hinder the free movement of people in the region.
30 April 2013
Accreditation for ‘Elections 2013’ International Press Centre
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will conduct the process of accreditation for the “Elections 2013” International Press Centre for foreign journalists and diplomatic missions for the parliamentary elections on May 12.
26 April 2013
Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Marin Raykov spoke with the Prime Minister of Greece
Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Marin Raykov held a telephone conversation with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.
26 April 2013
The lists of applicants to vote abroad are not classified information
In accordance with Article 44, paragraph 8 of the Electoral Code of the Republic of Bulgaria, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is obliged to publish on its website and the web pages of diplomatic and consular representations no later than 18 days before an election the lists of Bulgarian citizens who have applied to vote abroad.
25 April 2013
In regard to the attack on the French Embassy in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson said:
“Bulgaria categorically condemns this act of terrorism, in which two people were injured. We call on the Libyan authorities to make every effort to apprehend the culprits and bring them to court.
24 April 2013
Marin Raykov: Economic relations between Bulgaria and Japan have great potential
“Economic relations between Bulgaria and Japan have great potential,” Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Marin Raykov said at a meeting today with the Ambassador of Japan, Takashi Koizumi.
23 April 2013
Regular spring meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers
Events in the Middle East and North Africa, the crisis in Syria, the NATO mission in Afghanistan and the challenges after completion of the mission at the end of 2014 were among the topics of the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Alliance, held on April 23 in Brussels.
23 April 2013
Ministry of Foreign Affairs to hold consultations on setting up Precinct Election Commissions abroad
Ministry of Foreign Affairs to hold consultations on setting up Precinct Election Commissions abroad
22 April 2013
On the occasion of the signing of the agreement between Serbia and Kosovo on the normalisation of relations, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson said
Bulgaria welcomes the agreement reached between Serbia and Kosovo.
22 April 2013
Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Marin Raykov sent letters of condolences to the First Vice-President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and to the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Marin Raykov sent letters of condolences to Mohammad Reza Rahimi, First Vice-President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and to Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, on the natural disasters that occurred in the region in recent days.
17 April 2013