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Bulgaria Made Commitments to Chevron, Nationalist Party Says [Mar 02, 2012] Bulgaria's marginal nationalist VMRO party has expressed its outrage with a co-sponsorship contract between Chevron and the Bulgarian Embassy in the US concerning a reception on the occasion of Bulgaria's national day. Bulgaria has made business engagements to Chevron, VMRO has concluded, stating that Chevron's name has been involved in the "scandalous" situation surrounding shale gas ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Libya Embassy Evacuated to Tunisian Resort [May 03, 2011] Bulgaria's diplomatic mission in Tripoli has been successfully evacuated to the Tunisian island of Djerba. The Bulgarian diplomats arrived at the island, which is a popular tourist destination, in the early hours of Tuesday, Vesela Cherneva, spokesperson for the country's Foreign Ministry, told the BGNES agency. As of Monday, the Bulgarian Embassy in Libya is not functioning.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Japanese Embassy Returns to Tokyo [Apr 21, 2011] Bulgaria's Japanese Embassy returned to Tokyo on Thursday, after having been temporarily evacuated on March 22. The Bulgarian Embassy, which has four employees, was temporarily moved from Tokyo to Fukuoka, about 1 000 kilometers south of the capital. The decision was made over the increased levels of radiation in Tokyo from the quake-stricken Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Receives US Recognition for Contribution to Iraq Mission [Sep 03, 2010] Bulgaria's Ambassador to the USA Elena Poptodorova has received a special call from the US State Department on the occasion of President Obama's declaration of the end of the combat mission in Iraq, the Bulgarian Embassy in DC told Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency). [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Cyrillic Alphabet Day Marked [May 20, 2010] Pyongyang, May 19 (KCNA) -- A film show was held at the Taedonggang Diplomatic Corps Club on Wednesday to mark Bulgaria's Cyrillic Alphabet Day. Present there on invitation were Charge d'Affaires a.i. Vihren Nikolov and a staff member of the Bulgarian embassy here. [via YahooNews] More >>