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Minister Georg Georgiev Takes Part in the Opening Ceremony of the 66th Plenary Session of the General Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC)
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Georg Georgiev, took part in the opening ceremony of the 66th Plenary Session of the General Assembly of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC), held on 24 November 2025 in Sofia.
24 November 2025
National Coordinator for Combating Antisemitism Maria Angelieva Meets the American Jewish Committee’s Deputy Director for Europe
The National Coordinator for Combating Antisemitism and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maria Angelieva, met with a delegation of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), led by Ms Anne – Sophie Sebban, the organisation’s Deputy Director for Europe.
21 November 2025
Minister Georg Georgiev Participates in the IV Ministerial Forum for Cooperation with the Indo – Pacific Region
Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev represented Bulgaria at the IV Ministerial Forum for Cooperation with the Indo-Pacific Region, held today in Brussels. The forum provides a platform for discussing shared challenges and is a clear sign of the unity and commitment of the European Union to one of the most dynamically developing regions in the world. The Indo-Pacific region is of key importance owing to its economic and demographic potential, while at the same time facing climate and geopolitical challenges, rising defence spending and flashpoints such as the South China Sea and the Kore
21 November 2025
Minister Georg Georgiev Takes Part in the EU Foreign Affairs Council Meeting
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Georg Georgiev, took part in the regular meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, held in Brussels. The meeting opened with the traditional videoconference with the Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Andrii Sybiha, with whom the EU’s foreign ministers discussed the current situation in Ukraine and Russia’s military aggression. The subsequent discussion was also joined by the EU Special Envoy for Sanctions, David O’Sullivan.
20 November 2025
Mira Raycheva-Shekerdzhieva Elected Judge of the UN Dispute Tribunal with the Support of 119 Member States
On 17 November 2025, the United Nations General Assembly elected, with the highest result, the Bulgarian candidate – Judge Mira Raycheva-Shekerdzhieva of the Supreme Administrative Court – as a part-time judge of the UN Dispute Tribunal. Her candidacy received the support of 119 UN Member States. The candidate from Zambia achieved the same high result.
19 November 2025
Bilateral Political Consultations Between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Federal Republic of Germany
Today, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Georg Georgiev met with the Minister of State for European Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, Mr Gunther Krichbaum, who was in Sofia to hold bilateral political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the two countries.
18 November 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev Meets With the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Norway to Bulgaria, Ms Hilde Lunde
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Georg Georgiev, received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Norway to the Republic of Bulgaria, Ms Hilde Lunde.
18 November 2025
General Affairs Council meeting
The ministers for European affairs met today in Brussels for the regular monthly meeting of the General Affairs Council. Bulgaria was represented by its Permanent Representative to the EU, Ambassador Rumen Alexandrov. The agenda included preparations for the December European Council, the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), EU–UK relations, the European Commission’s legislative planning, and the annual Rule of Law dialogue.
18 November 2025
Deputy Minister Nikolay Berievski Receives Copies of the Letters of Credence of the Ambassador of Iceland to Bulgaria, H.E. Fridrik Jonsson
On 17 November 2025, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikolay Berievski, received copies of the letters of credence of the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Iceland to Bulgaria, H.E. Fridrik Jónsson.
17 November 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs Georg Georgiev Meets with the Newly Appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to Bulgaria, H.E. Ms Marie Dumoulin
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Georg Georgiev, received in a protocol meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to the Republic of Bulgaria, Her Excellency Ms Marie Dumoulin.
During the conversation, both sides expressed satisfaction with the excellent state of relations between Bulgaria and France, as well as their readiness to further strengthen and expand cooperation across a broad range of areas. They noted the progress made in the process of coordinating the new Roadmap to the 2008 Bulgaria – Franc
14 November 2025