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Bulgaria Reiterates Commitment to Serbia EU Candidacy [Feb 24, 2012] The groundbreaking agreement between Serbia and Kosovo must be rewarded by giving Serbia an official status of EU candidate, stated the Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Ministry Friday. Thursday, Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Mladenov, together with a number of EU colleagues, has said that his country will support giving a candidate status to Serbia at the upcoming European Council ... [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, Romania May Make It Into Schengen by Fall 2011- Romanian Foreign Minister [May 13, 2011] Berlin, Paris and Brussels are seeking a compromise to allow Romania and Bulgaria into Schengen in the fall of 2011, said Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodor Baconschi in an interview for Romanian daily Adevarul. Baconschi reminded that Romania had successfully completed the technical assessment process, stressing that the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Will Send at Most 1 More Evacuation Plane to Libya [Feb 26, 2011] If needed, Bulgaria will send one more airplane to evacuate nationals from violence-ridden Libya, which will be the last one, stated Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Mladenov Saturday. Saturday 22 Bulgarian citizens fled the North African country from Benghazi on board of a Turkish vessel headed for Marmaris. Mladenov informed that out of 500 Bulgarians registered at the embassy in Tripoli ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria, Romania Await Finland Nay-Sayer to Schengen Hopes [Feb 03, 2011] Finland's minister of immigration and European affairs, who opposed last month Bulgaria and Romania's accession to the Schengen zone, will pay a visit to the two countries next week. Astrid Thors will visit Bucharest on 6-7 February and Sofia on 7-8 February, the Finnish government announced. In Bucharest, Minister Thors will meet the Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodor Baconschi, and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Regains Ownership of Antiques Seized in Canada [Nov 04, 2010] Bulgaria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikolay Mladenov, officially handed Tuesday to Deputy Culture Minister, Todor Chobanov, over 350 antique objects returned from Canada. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Regains Ownership of Antiques Seized in Canada [Nov 02, 2010] Bulgaria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikolay Mladenov, proudly displays part of the priceless objects just returned from Canada in an effort to fight illegal antiques smuggling. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Top Diplomat: Media Distorts France's Roma Deportation [Aug 27, 2010] Bulgaria?s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikolay Mladenov, says the deportation of Roma by French authorities is purely an internal French political debate. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Top Diplomat: Media Distorts France's Roma Deportation [Aug 25, 2010] Bulgaria has excellent relations with France and there is no danger that the free movement of people in the EU will be restricted, Bulgarias Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikolay Mladenov says. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Calls on Kosovo, Serbia to Begin Dialogue [Jul 24, 2010] Bulgarias Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nickolay Mladenov, declared Saturday the time for dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina has come. "I welcome the Advisory Opinion and hope that it will lead to a new stage in the relationship between Serbia and Kosovo. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Calls on Kosovo, Serbia to Begin Dialogue [Jul 24, 2010] Bulgarias Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nickolay Mladenov, calls on Belgrade and Pristina to begin a dialogue that would address specific problems related to the daily lives of their citizens. [via YahooNews] More >>

FM: Bulgaria Not Given up South Stream, Eager for Nabucco [Jun 25, 2010] Bulgaria has not pulled out of the South Stream gas pipeline project, stated Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Mladenov during traditional Friday question time in Parliament. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Top Diplomat Holds Security Talks in US [Apr 30, 2010] Bulgarias 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. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Top Diplomat Holds Security Talks in US [Apr 30, 2010] Bulgarias Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Mladenov, is on a week-long visit to the US to discuss defense and energy security. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Statesmen's Forum: Nickolay Mladenov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria [Apr 27, 2010] CSIS invites you to a Statesmens Forum with His Excellency Nickolay Mladenov Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria On read more [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Boosts Bilateral Ties with Vietnam (Novinite.com) [Mar 16, 2010] Bulgaria's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marin Raykov, has reported on the successful outcome of talks to boost the countries ties with Vietnam. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Boosts Bilateral Ties with Vietnam (Novinite.com) [Mar 16, 2010] Bulgaria Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marin Raykov, says he is pleased with the outcome of talks in Vietnam to boost relations between both countries. [via YahooNews] More >>