Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
NATO FMs to Meet in Turkey over Ukraine, IS
A two-day meeting of Foreign Ministers from NATO states begins Wednesday in Antalya, Turkey, to discuss developments relating to the Ukraine crisis.Other issues, such as threats posed by the Islamic State (IS) militant group and NATO’s Resolute Support Mission based in Afghanistan , will also be on the agenda. Preparation for the...
Russian FM, US State Secretary Lay Wreaths, Exchange Gifts
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US State Secretary John Kerry laid wreaths and exchanged gifts during their meeting on Tuesday. The meeting between the Russian and US delegations in Sochi lasted for four hours, TASS news agency reports. Lavrov presented Kerry with a Victory Day t-shirt dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Second...
Russia’s Putin Says Germany ‘Is Partner and Friend’
Germany is a partner and friend to Moscow, President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday at a press conference with German chancellor Angela Merkel. This comes despite “serious difference in opinions”, in his words quoted by German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung.Merkel is on a visit to Russia which followed the Victory Day parade on May 9, an...
Ukraine ‘Was Just Occasion to Square Old Accounts’
Russia’s Victory Day parade on May 9 reflects mass attitudes in the country, Grigori Nedyalkov, a Bulgarian journalist, has said.He has pointed to the nearly 14 000 different commemorative events across Russia “from Kaliningrad [in the west] to Kamtchatka [in the east-most end of Russia] and to the 20 million participants, with...
Russia Ready to Finance Greek Firms Taking Part in Turkish Stream Project
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow may consider extending funding to Greek companies which join the Russian pipeline project to deliver gas to Turkey and onward to Europe, RIA Novosti reported. Putin has told Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in a telephone conversation on Thursday that “the Russian side confirmed its...
Europe’s Problem Are Not Green Men but Jeeps with Black Flags
Novinite is publishing an analysis by Simeon Nikolov, Director of the Center for Strategic Research in the field of Security and Internal Relations, a Bulgaria-based think-tank. Mr Nikolov, a diplomat and a former Deputy Defense Minister (2005-2008), has submitted this analysis when asked to comment on Russia-EU relations before the 70th...
Europe’s Problem Are Not Green Men but Jeeps with Blag Flags
Novinite is publishing an analysis by Simeon Nikolov, Director of the Center for Strategic Research in the field of Security and Internal Relations, a Bulgaria-based think-tank. Mr Nikolov, a diplomat and a former Deputy Defense Minister (2005-2008), has submitted this analysis when asked to comment on Russia-EU relations before the 70th...
Gas to Start Flowing Through Turkish Stream in Dec 2016 – Gazprom
Gazprom announced on Thursday that gas deliveries through the Turkish Stream pipeline will start in December of next year. “We had very efficient and crucial talks today. It was agreed to bring onstream Turkish Stream and to start gas supplies in December 2016,” Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller said in a company statement. Miller spoke after meeting...
Bulgaria’s Last King Warns against Political Intrigues
“Nobody asked for the King’s return to politics, this is where incredible fantasies and myths have been set off,” Bulgaria’s last monarch and former PM has said.In an interview with the Bulgarian National Television, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha has dismissed any likelihood of him returning to the political field, adding his...
Bulgaria Cannot Confirm Release of Maersk Tigris Crew
Bulgarian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Betina Zhoteva has said she is unableto confirm reports that the crew of Maersk Tigris container ship has been set free.Maersk Tigris was impounded by Iranian authorities over what they maintain is a commercial dispute.The captain of Maersk Tigris is a Bulgarian national, but there are also people from...
