The Bulgarian Ambassador to Israel, Dimitar Tsanchev, has confirmed that the 2 Bulgarian journalists seized by Israeli forces during the raid on the Gaza aid flotilla will return to Bulgaria Wednesday. Israel has also deported 124 foreign activists detained after the deadly raid on an aid flotilla trying to break its blockade of Gaza. The activists, mainly [...]
The Ambassadors of Italy and France to Sofia, Stefano Benazzo and Etienne de Poncins took, a trip Wednesday to Bulgaria’s southern city of Sliven to learn about the problems of local Roma. After visiting a segregated and a desegregated school and a working lunch with the Roma community representatives, the French Ambassador stated a segment [...]
Bulgaria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikolay Mladenov, began his 7-day visit in USA (April 28 – May 4) with several high-level meetings, the Foreign Ministry informs. During the first day of his visit, the Minister held talks with James Jones, United States National Security Advisor, focusing on problems of the Western Balkans, the joint military [...]
Bulgaria Foreign Affairs Minister Nikolay Mladenov has sent Bulgaria’s condolences to Poland on the day that Polish President Lech Kaczynski is to be buried in Krakow. “On behalf of the government and on behalf of the Bulgarian people I want to again confirm our condolences to our Polish friends,” Mladenov stated Sunday. He continued; “I [...]
Bulgaria needs to introduce a strong Penal Code as soon as possible to guarantee that nobody is stronger than law, US Ambassador in Sofia James Warlick has stated. “This will create a better business environment in the country,” said His Excellency during a forum entitled “Bulgaria – Attractive Investment Destination organized by the US Chamber [...]
Bulgaria’s Cabinet has nominated four ambassadors to serve in Paris, Washington and Skopje and at Unesco, respectively, subject to approval by President Georgi Purvanov. Elena Poptodorova, who was ambassador in Washington from 2002 to 2008, has been nominated to serve a second term as Bulgaria’s ambassador to the United States. Deputy Foreign Minister Marin Raikov [...]
Lebanon Prime Minister Saad Hariri is set to arrive in Bulgaria on Sunday on an official visit. Hariri is set to meet Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov and President Georgi Parvanov as well as other officials to discuss how to increase positive relations between the two countries. The Daily Star in Lebanon reported Saturday that Hariri [...]
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, will make an official visit to Kuwait on March 24, with the aim of enhancing relations between the two countries. Borisov is scheduled to meet the Kuwaiti Prime Minister, Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, to discuss ways of bolstering relations in all possible areas and activities. “The strength of Kuwaiti-Bulgarian [...]
A more detailed transcript of Thursday’s conversation between Erdogan and Borisov over the debate on the 10-minute Turkish-language news emissions on the Bulgarian national TV was reported Friday by CNN Turk. Turkey’s PM has called his Bulgarian counterpart a couple of days after Borisov declared himself in favor of the initiative of the nationalist party [...]
Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov has stated that the center-right GERB government will want a mandate from all of the Parliamentary groups to adopt any plan to accept Guantanamo Bay prisoners from the US. “There is European and NATO solidarity. Just like them we seek support for everything from our Euro-Atlantic partners, President Obama is now [...]
World Bank President Heaps High Praise on Bulgarian Govt
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Bulgaria with Staggering Export Growth to Non-EU States in 2010 H1
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