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Bulgaria's Yuri Sterk Appointed EU Ambassador to Uzbekistan [May 18, 2012] A second Bulgarian diplomat ? Ambassador Yuri Sterk ? has been appointed as an Ambassador of the European Union. In a special statement, the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Baroness Catherine Ashton has announced the appointment of Ambassador Yuri Sterk as Head of the EU Delegation in Uzbekistan, as part of the European External Action Service (EEAS ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Qatari Minister: Bulgaria Is Attractive Transit Country [May 04, 2012] Bulgaria is an attractive investment destination for Qatar, which views it as a transit trade country, according to Dr. Khalid Bin Mohammad Al Attiyah, Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. Dr.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Mulls Withdrawal of Troops from Afghanistan [Jul 28, 2011] An expert group of the Bulgarian Defense and Foreign Affairs Ministries is working on a strategy for the withdrawal of the country's rangers from Afghanistan. The news was announced Thursday by Defense Minister, Anyu Angelov, who spoke during a discussion on international security, held in Sofia, explaining for the time being Bulgaria has the foundations of such strategy, based on realistic ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Marks Anniversary of EU Accession Treaty [Apr 25, 2011] Monday marks the 6th anniversary of the 2005 signing of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria to the European Union. The Treaty was signed on April 25, 2005 in Luxemburg by then- and current Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov, then-PM Simeon Saxe-Coburg, and then-Ministers of Foreign Affairs Solomon Passy and of European Affairs Meglena Kuneva. This was a major step forward for Bulgaria, which ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Macedonia Honor Common Revolutionary [Apr 21, 2011] Bulgarian and Macedonian officials commemorated Yane Sandanski, a revolutionary of importance for both countries, on the occasion of the 96-th anniversary of his death. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Bulgaria's Foreign, Affairs Maxim Gaitandjiev, and the Ambassador of Macedonia to the country, Blagoi Handzhiyski, laid wreaths at the grave of Yane Sandanski, near the Bulgarian Rozhen ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Greece: Serbia Must Be EU Member by 2018 [Dec 11, 2010] The foreign affairs ministers of Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia held a trilateral meeting in Sofia Saturday at which they expressed a strong committment to the EU integration of the Western Balkans. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Candidate Nominated for EU Head in Afghanitsan (Novinite.com) [Jan 28, 2010] EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security, Baroness Catherine Ashton, has stated that Bulgaria has put forward one of the four candidates for the new post of EU High Representative in Afghanistan. [via YahooNews] More >>