Section: Radio Bulgaria (Bulgaria)
Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov talks in Sofia with Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin
I would like to assure you, here, in the presence of Bulgarian mass media, that we are in no way going to step back form Ukrainian law. There could be no talk of any lack of proportionality. Having in the Ukraine more than 200 000 Ukrainian citizens of Bulgarian origin, during the latest wave of recruitment summons have been sent to only 20...
Consultative Council for National Security to discuss army
The Consultative Council for National Securitywill be convened soon to discuss the state the Bulgarian army is in, said President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Rossen Plevneliev. For the time being there is no need to convene the Council in connection with the situation in Ukraine but if any emergency should arise, we shall...
No rise in number of Bulgarian citizenship applications from Ukraine
Bulgarian Vice President Margarita Popova stated that the number of Ukrainians applying for Bulgarian citizenship had not gone up. Granting citizenship is just one of the ways Bulgaria can and must demonstrate empathy for the people in Ukraine, the Bulgarian Vice President said and urged the parliamentary forces not to use the issue of the ethnic...
Bulgaria prepares to provide assistance to ethnic Bulgarians in Ukraine
The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been preparing a decision to provide humanitarian assistance to ethnic Bulgarians in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has announced. The ministry is also looking for opportunities for joint Bulgarian-Ukrainian initiatives in the sphere of culture and education, as well as for projects in the...
Concern about Bulgarians in Ukraine: wandering between realities and populism
Being situated close to Bulgaria, the conflict in Ukraine does thrill this country’s society. It directly concerns the largest in the world Bulgarian ethnic minority abroad, coming up to several hundred thousand people. The mass feeling of compassion towards our compatriots in distress is true and spontaneous, but that is the reason why it...
Daily webcast
Welcome to Radio Bulgaria’s daily webcast Heartbeat Bulgaria! The stories in the show this Friday: · In the light of the Ukrainian conflict, there are growing concerns in Bulgaria over the circumstances of the Bulgarian ethnic minority there and what this country can do to support it; · On we go next with a feature to celebrate World Radio...
Balkan Developments
Turkey wants to build mosque in Cuba Turkish President Recep Erdoğan disclosed an ambitious plan to build a big Ottoman-style mosque in Cuba. After talks in Havana with Cuban President Raúl Castro, Erdoğan stated it was to resemble the Ortaköy Mosque in Istanbul. The authorities in Cuba already have an understanding with Saudi Arabia for the...
Bulgaria, Austria foreign ministers meet in Sofia
Bulgaria and Austria have common interests and concerns over a range of issues on the European and international agenda, said Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov at a joint press conference in Sofia with Austria’s Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz. The two diplomats hailed the Ukraine ceasefire deal reached in Minsk and voiced hopes that...
Rosen Plevneliev: finding peaceful solution to Ukraine conflict has no alternative
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has hailed the deal reached by the leaders of Germany, France, Ukraine and Russia during talks in Minsk for a ceasefire from midnight on 15 February 2015. The commitment made by the leaders for regard of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine is of key importance for Ukraine’s future, the...
Bulgaria hails Minsk ceasefire agreement
I hail the agreement of leaders reached in Minsk. The first and most vital step for ending bloodshed has been made, a release of Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov reads. I express my strong hope that agreements will be observed by all sides and that this will result in lasting peace in Ukraine. This is very important for all its citizens...
