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Position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria expresses its strong disappointment at the decision of the authorities in the Republic of North Macedonia to take action to mar the solemn celebration of St. George's Day on 6 May by refusing to allow the Bulgarian Member of the European Parliament and spokesperson for the European People's Party enlargement group, Dr. Andrei Kovachev, the Chairperson of the Bulgarian Memory Foundation, Dr. Milen Vrabevski, and three other Bulgarian citizens to enter their territory.
06 May 2023
Deputy Minister Velislava Petrova participated in a meeting of EU Ministers responsible for development
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova led the Bulgarian delegation to participate in the regular meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs/Development Council, which took place in Brussels on 4 May. EU development ministers discussed the global consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine. Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), was a special guest.
05 May 2023
The Bulgarian Chairmanship of the OSCE Security Cooperation Forum (SCF) is organising a political dialogue on security in the Black Sea region
A dialogue on security issues in the Black Sea region was held in the framework of the Bulgarian Chairmanship of the OSCE Forum on Security Cooperation on 3 May 2023. Participants in the discussion focused on the strategic role of the region in the context of the ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine. An assessment of the adverse impact of the war on overall European security was shared.
04 May 2023
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria is following the case of the missing Bulgarian and Ukrainian citizen
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria is currently not officially informed by the Russian side about a detained citizen with dual Bulgarian and Ukrainian citizenship, as reported in the Russian media.
04 May 2023
A Memorandum of Cooperation between the diplomatic institutes of Bulgaria and Ghana was signed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Diplomatic Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria and the newly established Foreign Service Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of the Republic of Ghana have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation. At an official ceremony, the document was signed by the Director of the Institute, Tanya Mihailova, and the Coordinating Director of the Ghanaian Institute, Ambassador Akua Aenkora.
03 May 2023
Ambassador Veselin Dyankov presented his credentials to the President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani
On 27 April 2023, at a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Nouakchott, Veselin Djankov presented his credentials to the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, based in Tunisia.
02 May 2023
Meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the team of the Euro-Atlantic Resilience Centre of Romania
On 27 April, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a working meeting between Director General for Political Affairs Maya Dobreva and the President of the Romanian Euro-Atlantic Resilience Centre, Ovidiu Raețchi. He briefly presented the activities and objectives of the newly established Centre in 2021, under the leadership of the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, focusing on resilience building issues. The Romanian side invites NATO and EU stakeholders as well as key partner countries to join the centre.
27 April 2023
Minister Nikolay Milkov opened the international conference of the Sofia Security Forum
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Milkov opened the international conference of the Sofia Security Forum on: ‘Looking at Security Challenges in a Fragmenting World: Countering Russian Hybrid Activities’. Minister Milkov congratulated the organisers of the event, which raised the important and topical issue for Bulgaria — the consequences for global and regional security of the unprovoked and unjustified Russian military invasion of Ukraine. ‘The war dealt a serious blow to the existing architecture of international security and led to significant and long-term consequences in all spheres
27 April 2023
‘The Heart of Bulgaria’ exhibition visits UNESCO
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the inscription of the Rila Monastery on the World Heritage List, a photo exhibition entitled ‘The Heart of Bulgaria’ is being presented at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 24 to 28 April 2023.
27 April 2023
Political and economic consultations in South Africa at the level of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
On 25—26 April 2023, a delegation led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Velislava Petrova visited Pretoria to hold political and economic consultations with Alvin Botes, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa. During the consultations, preparations for the visit of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev to Pretoria, which is scheduled to take place in May this year, were discussed.
27 April 2023