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Hillary Clinton's Bulgaria Visit Was Routine - Foreign Minister [Feb 06, 2012] US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Sunday visit to Bulgaria was not urgent but routine, according to Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov. "The visit was planned a long time ago. It is a common practice of the US State Department to confirm such visits a week before they take place," Mladenov explained in an interview for the Btv private channel. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Enter Stage 2 of Its Major Diplomatic Reshuffle [Jan 31, 2012] Bulgaria's diplomatic reshuffle is set to continue on Wednesday, as the country's Foreign Minister is expected to propose the appointment of five new Ambassadors abroad, according to a media report. Russia, Pakistan, Syria, Morocco and Spain are the countries to which Bulgaria will send new envoys, dnevnik.bg reports. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's New President Embarks on 1st Foreign Visit [Jan 25, 2012] Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will depart Wedesday afternoon on his first two-day visit to Brussels. Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov will participate in the delegation, the press office of the head of state said in a statement. Bulgaria's new President will head for Brussels after Vice President Margarita Popova returns from Germany. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Moves to Make Major Diplomatic Reshuffle - Report [Jan 24, 2012] Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov is expected to propose a major diplomatic reshuffle during Wednesday's cabinet sitting As many as 25 new Ambassadors abroad will be proposed, dnevnik.bg reports, citing its own sources.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Should Aim for Joining Club of Rich Nations ? Ex Foreign Minister [Jan 17, 2012] Bulgaria's long-term goal should be its accession to the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) and even the G20 club of rich countries, according to former Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy. Passy spoke during a discussion on the fifth anniversary of Bulgaria's accession to the EU organized by the Economic Policy Institute with the support of the Friedrich Ebert ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry Vows Business Focus before AmCham [Jan 13, 2012] The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has stressed its commitments to turning the country into an "attractive business destination" during a meeting with the leadership of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Bulgaria. "We want to make Bulgaria an attractive business destination for foreign investors," Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov told AmCham Bulgaria President Peter Lithgow, Vice ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Simplify Entry Requirements for Schengen Visa Holders [Jan 12, 2012] Bulgaria's Foreign and Interior Ministries have discussed the opportunity for allowing Schengen visa holders to enter the country without additional travel documents. According to Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov, this will be yet another step aimed at facilitating the entry of foreign nationals in Bulgaria, which will stimulate business and, most of all, tourism. "Two weeks ago, Bulgarian ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Leaked Milosevic's Kosovo Ethnic Cleansing Plan in 1999 [Jan 09, 2012] Bulgaria's government turned over to Germany and NATO intelligence information about "Operation Horseshoe" - the Kosovo ethnic cleansing plan of ex Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic back in 1999. This has been revealed by former Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynski (back then Nadezhda Mihaylova) in a documentary on "Operation Horseshoe" of the private Bulgarian channel bTV. "I provided ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Proclaims All-out Support for Moldova's EU Integration [Dec 15, 2011] Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov has joined forces with his counterparts from Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia on backing the EU integration of the Republic of Moldova. The foreign ministers of the seven Eastern EU member-states, Bulgaria included, have signed a letter to the EU institutions in support of Moldova's bid to join the EU. Should that ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 'Sorry' for NATO, Russia Dissent on Missile Defense [Dec 08, 2011] Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov has expressed regrets over the lack of progress in the talks between NATO and Russia on the creation of a joint missile defense system in Europe. Mladenov took part in the NATO-Russia Council during the annual meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Alliance in Brussels. Even though it was formally invited to join the US / NATO missile shield in ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Backs Kosovo's Territorial Integrity at NATO Ministerial [Dec 08, 2011] Bulgaria has stressed its adherence to the principled position of NATO on preserving Kosovo's territorial integrity, according to the speech of the Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov at the annual meeting of the Alliance member states' top diplomats. "The general principled agreement for the territorial integrity of Kosovo was among the main points stressed by Nikolay Mladenov. He ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Go Ahead with Diplomatic Lustration Despite Court Ruling - Minister [Nov 23, 2011] Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov has expressed regret over Wednesday's decision of the Constitutional Court (KS) obstructing the anticipated recall of Bulgarian diplomats abroad exposed as former Communist State Security agents. "The decision of the Constitutional Court revoking the amendments to the Diplomatic Service Act concerning people with proven ties to the secret services of the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Rules Out Transfer for Brazilia-Nabbed Olympic Champ [Nov 17, 2011] Bulgaria's foreign minister has ruled out the transfer to his home country of former Olympic weightlifting champion Galabin Boevski, who was detained at the end of last month in Brazil and accused of carrying nine kilos of cocaine in his luggage. "It is impossible to extradite Galabin Boevski because there is no prisoner transfer agreement between Bulgaria and Brazil," Foreign Minister Nikolay ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Backs Moldova's EU Perspective, Territorial Integrity [Nov 07, 2011] Bulgaria supports Moldova's "EU perspective", Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov has told his Moldavian counterpart Iurie Leanca. Mladenov and Leanca met Monday in Bucharest during a forum of the Foreign Ministers of the countries from the Danube region, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia announced. On behalf of the Bulgarian government, Mladenov welcomed the recent presentation of an action ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Conservative, leftist up for Bulgaria presidency [Oct 30, 2011] Bulgarians on Sunday are choosing between a member of the ruling center-right party and a leftist ex-foreign minister in an election run-off for the presidency of the impoverished, corruption-plagued country. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Senegal to Cooperate in Family Farm Construction [Oct 27, 2011] The construction of family farms is among the spheres in which Bulgaria can help Senegal with its expert potential, Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov stated after he met with his Senegalese counterpart Madike Niang in Sofia on Thursday, "Today, we put together an ambitious plan for recovering the economic and political contacts between the two countries. Bulgaria and Senegal can ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Senegal to Ink Bilateral Political Consultations Memorandum [Oct 27, 2011] Bulgaria and Senegal will sign a memorandum on bilateral political consultations, as the African nation's Foreign Minister Madike Niang is to visit Bulgaria on October 27 and October 28. Niang, who is invited by his Bulgarian counterpart Nikolay Mladenov, will become the first Senegalese top diplomat to have ever visited Bulgaria, the Balkan country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Govt Seeks to Lure Investments from Qatar [Oct 04, 2011] Bulgaria's government is seeking to facilitate the inflow of investments from Qatar, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov declared in Doha. During his visit in Doha, Bulgaria's top diplomat and his Qatari counterpart State Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalid Bin Mohammad Al Attiyah signed an inter-governmental agreement on visa exemption for diplomatic and special passports. Finalisation ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria presses Balkans to join EU [Sep 25, 2011] New York, Sep 24 : The Balkans will only become a permanently stable region when all the countries that comprised the former Yugoslavia are accepted as members of the European Union, Bulgaria?s Foreign Minister told the General Assembly. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Presses for All Balkan Countries to Join EU [Sep 24, 2011] New York, Sep 23 2011 10:10PM The Balkans will only become a permanently stable region when all the countries that comprised the former Yugoslavia are accepted as members of the European Union, Bulgaria?s Foreign Minister told the General Assembly today. [via YahooNews] More >>