Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
Obama Urges Putin For Diplomatic Resolution on Ukrainian Conflict
US President Obama held a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday regarding the rising tensions in Ukraine and the need for a peaceful resolution to the conflict, as stated in a White House press release. Obama has also reinstated his support for the territorial sovereignty of Ukraine, urging Putin to take...
Bulgarian MPs Are to Hold Extraordinary Parliamentary Control
The Bulgarian MPs are to hold an extraordinary sitting on February 17, the majority of which will be dedicated to parliamentary control. Last week, the oppositional Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and Ataka parties accused the Speaker of Parliament Tsetska Tsacheva of sparing ministers from parliamentary control. It became clear that the time,...
Bulgarian Defence Minister Dismisses Rumours of Mobilisation
Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev reassured on Wednesday that no mobilisation was taking place in the country. Nenchev also dismissed rumours that NATO had requested the participation of Bulgarian troops in operations due to the Ukrainian crisis. He explained in an interview for the Bulgarian National Television (BNT) that if there is...
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister To Discuss Humanitarian Aid with Bulgaria
The Bulgarian government is set on discussing the tensions regarding Ukrainian minorities, including the increased army mobilization of Bulgarian nationals with Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Pavlo Klimkin during his upcoming visit. The position has also been expressed before the Ukrainian Ambassador to Sofia Mykola Baltazhy, a press release...
Ukraine Foreign Minister To Discuss Humanitarian Aid with Bulgaria
The Bulgarian government is set on discussing the tensions regarding Ukrainian minorities, including the increased army mobilization of Bulgarian nationals with Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Pavlo Klimkin during his upcoming visit. The position has also been expressed before the Ukrainian Ambassador to Sofia Mykola Baltazhy, a press release...
US Military Officers to Train 600 Ukrainian National Guards
The US government has announced that military training will be provided to 600 Ukrainian national guards in March. The new development was revealed a day after US President Obama announced his support for the diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine. Pentagon spokeswoman Air Force Lt. Col. Vanessa Hillman stated that the plan is going to be...
US Military Officers to Train 600 Ukrainian Guards
Pentagon spokeswoman Air Force Lt. Col. Vanessa Hillman stated that the plan is going to be executed by sending officers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team in northeast Italy to the turmoil driven Ukraine, Washington Post reorted. The training will be on effective use of capabilities and maintaining the rule of law. She further said that...
Sarkozy: We Do Not Want Revival of the Cold War
In a speech held at the congress of Union for center-right Popular Movement Party (UMP) on Monday, former French president Nicolas Sarkozy stated that Crimea cannot be blamed for its decision to secede from Ukraine. “The interests of the Americans with the Russians are not the interests of Europe and Russia, so we do not want the revival of a...
Bulgarian President: EU Energy Union to Deepen Integration
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said on Monday that the establishment of an EU Energy Union will bring the level of European political and economic integration to a new level. Plevneliev stated this during his meeting with European Commission’s Vice-President Maros Sefcovic and Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete, the presidential...
Bulgaria Issues Fast-Track Visas to Co-nationals in Southeastern Ukraine
The Bulgarian embassy to Kiev and the consulate in Odessa have received instructions to issue fast-track visas to ethnic Bulgarians, whose lives are in danger. The information was confirmed by Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov, daily Dnevnik reports. Bulgaria has also prepared a consignment of humanitarian aid to its fellow nationals...
