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Bulgaria East of EUden: What Beats Being Russia's Trojan Horse? [May 22, 2012] The appointment of Bulgarian Ambassador to Israel Yuri Sterk as EU Ambassador to Uzbekistan by EU foreign relations chief Catherine Ashton should have attracted a lot more attention in Bulgaria. This development is important not only because Sterk, a career diplomat, has become the second Bulgarian to be appointed EU Ambassador ? after Bulgaria's ex Prime Minister Filip Dimitrov was appointed EU ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Invites Israeli Companies to Invest in Infrastructure [May 08, 2012] Bulgaria's Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski has invited companies from Israel to take part in tenders for the construction of transport infrastructure in the country. Moskovski has also invited Israeli firms to participate in tenders for the concession of Bulgarian ports and airports. On Tuesday, Moskovski met with his Israely counterpart Yisrael Katz in Israel.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Israel to Conduct Joint Military Trainings [Apr 06, 2012] The Members of the Bulgarian Parliament ratified Friday the agreement between the Defense Ministries of Bulgaria and Israel for partnership in military trainings. "The agreement is needed in order to strictly regulate the joint military trainings on the territory of the respective country," Defense Minister, Anyu Angelov, says, stressing this collaboration would not bring any burden to public ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Turkey to Hold First Joint Sitting of Cabinets [Mar 19, 2012] The governments of Bulgaria and Turkey are going to hold their first ever joint sitting on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, Bulgarian Cabinet's press service announced. Turkey will be the fourth country, with which Bulgaria will have a joint Cabinet sitting, after similar sittings with the Cabinets of Greece in 2010, and Israel and Romania in 2011. The joint sitting of the Cabinets led by Bulgarian ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Israel to Join Forces on Mediterranean Gas Deposits [Mar 02, 2012] Bulgaria and Israel are considering a new field of cooperation ? gas supplies from the newly-found natural gas deposits in the Eastern Mediterranean, Bulgaria's Foreign Minister Nikolay Mladenov indicated after meeting with his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman in Sofia. "In addition to the other fields of cooperation between Bulgaria and Israel, the development of the new natural gas ... [via YahooNews] More >>

American Jewish Committee Hails Bulgaria, Israel Defense Agreements [Jan 17, 2012] The American Jewish Committee (AJC), a US-based advocacy organization, has welcomed in a statement the signing two new agreements between Bulgaria and Israel, expanding their defense and security cooperation. The accords were signed in Tel Aviv on Sunday by Bulgarian Defense Minister Anyu Angelov and Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak. The AJC statement quotes Bulgarian Defense Minister Angelov ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Israel sign training, arms industry deals [Jan 16, 2012] Sofia (AFP) Jan 15, 2012 Bulgaria and Israel signed two military accords for joint army trainings and defence industry cooperation on Sunday, Bulgaria's defence ministry announced. The deals were signed during a two-day visit by Bulgarian Defence Minister Anyu Angelov, who arrived in Tel Aviv Sunday for talks with his Israeli counterpart Ehud Barak. The training accord "aimed to broaden defence ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Formalizes Military Ties with Israel [Jan 15, 2012] Bulgaria and Israel have signed two military agreements at a meeting of their Defense Ministers, Anyu Angelov and Ehud Barak, in Tel Aviv. The first agreement provides for joint military drills between the armed forces of Bulgaria and Israel, the Bulgarian Defense Ministry announced. "The agreement aims at expanding the military cooperation between the two states through the carrying out of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Defense Minister Heads for Talks with Barak in Israel [Jan 13, 2012] Bulgaria's Defense Minister Anyu Angelov is heading on a state visit in Israel for talks with his counterpart Ehud Barak. Amid reports of a terror threat to Israeli tourists in Sofia, Bulgarian Defense Minister Anu Anguelov will arrive in Tel Aviv on Sunday for talks with Defense Minister Ehud Barak, The Jerusalem Post reported Friday. Angelov's visit to Israel has not been confirmed by the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Confirms It Knows Nothing about Hezbollah Threat [Jan 06, 2012] Bulgaria has not received any information from Israel concerning possible Hezbollah terrorist attacks on the Balkan country's territory, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson has confirmed. "We have no information about such terror attacks. Usually, we receive such information in due time," spokeswoman Vesela Cherneva declared on Friday, pointing out that the Foreign Ministries of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Among Top 10 Developing Countries for Adventure Tourism [Aug 04, 2011] Bulgaria features on the top 10 of destinations for adventure tourism among developing countries, a survey of George Washington University in Washington DC has found. Among the developing countries, Israel, Slovakia and Chile have been highlited as the leaders in terms of adventure tourism potential, followed by Estonia, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Slovenia. Switzerland, Iceland and New ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Celebrates St. Elijah's Day [Jul 20, 2011] Bulgaria marks on July 20 Ilinden - the Day of St. Elijah or Iliya and the Name Day of Iliya, Iliyan and Iliyana. Elijah or Iliya was a prophet in Israel in the 9th century BC.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Rebuffs Israel, Won?t Commit to Voting Against PA State [Jul 08, 2011] Follow Israel news on and . Bulgaria, usually considered an ally of Israel, rebuffed it on Thursday when it would not commit to voting against the planned unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria hands Israel unexpected rebuff over Palestinian bid [Jul 07, 2011] Israel suffered an unexpected rebuff from close ally Bulgaria Thursday when it failed to get its immediate backing against a planned Palestinian bid for statehood in September. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Israel Deepen Cooperation after Historic Joint Sitting of Cabinets [Jul 07, 2011] The governments of Bulgaria and Israel have signed three major cooperation agreements after holding an unprecedented joint sitting in Sofia on Thursday. The bilateral agreements provide for cooperation in agriculture, natural gas supplies for Bulgaria from large-scale Israeli deposits, and for the mutual protection of investments. "We wish to increase the Israeli investments in Bulgaria.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Israel to Ink Deals on Defense Cooperation, Joint Military Drills [Jul 07, 2011] Bulgaria and Israel are going to hammer our agreements for close cooperation in defense, their Prime Ministers Boyko Borisov and Benjamin Netanyahu announced after the historic joint sitting of their Cabinets in Sofia. After the joint sitting on Thursday, the governments of Bulgaria and Israel signed several bilateral agreements in fields such as economy, agriculture, and culture; bilateral ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Bibi Borisov, Isreal's Bibi Netanyahu Exchange Moving Cordiality [Jul 07, 2011] Prime Ministers Boyko Borisov and Benjamin Netanyahu have demonstrated deep personal sympathies for one another during their meeting in Sofia, on top of stressing intentions for ever closer cooperation between Bulgaria and Israel. Borisov and Netanyahu spoke at a joint news conference in Sofia Thursday, right after the governments of Bulgaria and Israel held an unprecedented joint sitting ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Netanyahu visits Bulgaria to lobby against recognition of Palestinian state [Jul 07, 2011] SOFIA, Bulgaria - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has arrived in Bulgaria to lobby against the Palestinian campaign to get United Nations recognition later this year. [via YahooNews] More >>

Israel, Bulgaria to Boost 'Fruitful' Cooperation in Security, Tourism [May 30, 2011] Israel and Bulgaria have enjoyed extremely productive bilateral relations that have a great potential for further development, stated Bulgarian Minister of Interior Tsvetan Tsvetanov. Monday Tsvetanov, who is also vice-PM of Bulgaria, is in Israel heading an official delegation to discuss matters ranging from security to tourism. The delegation, which includes key Bulgarian security officers ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Polly Genova Hits Eurovision Stage in Defiance [May 12, 2011] Bulgaria's contestant Polly Genova and her band will take part in the second semi-final of the Eurovision contest in Dusseldorf Thursday evening amid low expectations of success. The audience will also watch the same day the performers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Slovakia, Ukraine, Moldova, Sweden, Cyprus, Macedonia, Israel, Slovenia, Romania, Estonia, Belarus ... [via YahooNews] More >>